swiat

See also: świat, świąt, and Świat

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsfjat/
  • Syllabification: swiat

Noun

swiat m inan (diminutive swiatk, related adjective swiatowi)

  1. (chiefly astronomy) world (planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable)
  2. world (The Earth)
    Synonym: Zemia
  3. world (existence, the human expierence)

Declension
Declension of swiat
singular plural
nominative swiat swiatë
genitive swiata swiatów
dative swiatu swiatóm
accusative swiat swiatë
instrumental swiatã swiatama
locative swiece swiatach
vocative swiece swiatë
nouns
  • swiatowòsc
  • swiatówc

Further reading
  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “svjat”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 206
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “świat”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎, volume 2, page 1113
  • “swiat”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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