швициц

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak svítiť, svietiť, from Proto-Slavic *světiti. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn світити (svityty) and Slovak svietiť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvit͡sit͡s]
  • Rhymes: -it͡sit͡s
  • Hyphenation: шви‧циц

Verb

швициц (švicicimpf (perfective зашвициц)

  1. (intransitive) to shine
    мешац швицелmešac švicelthe moon was shining
    слунко швициslunko švicithe sun is shining
    у хижи швици лампаu xiži švici lampaa lamp is shining in the room
  2. (intransitive) to shine (a light) [with dative]
    дзецко му швици з лампу док роби
    dzecko mu švici z lampu dok robi
    the child shines a lamp on him while he works
  3. (intransitive) to keep the lights on
    вона по цалу ноц швициvona po calu noc švicishe keeps the light on all night
  4. (transitive) to light, to start (a light source)
    швициц лампуšvicic lamputo light a lamp
  5. (reflexive with ше (še)) to have lights on
    у нїх ше швици
    u njix še švici
    they have the lights on
    (literally, “at their place it is shining”)
  6. (reflexive with ше (še)) to shine, to sparkle, to glow
    Synonym: блїщац (bljiščac)
    нєбо ше швици од огняnjebo še švici od ohnjathe sky is lit up from the fire
    злато ше швициzlato še švicithe gold is sparkling
    у ноци ше швици реклама
    u noci še švici reklama
    the advertisement glows at night
    конї ше швица од овсаkonji še švica od ovsathe horses are shining with oats

Conjugation

adjectives
nouns
verbs
  • ошвициц pf (ošvicic)
  • ошвицовац impf (ošvicovac)

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