Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/světьlo

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology 1

    Nominalization of *svě̑tьlo n (“luminous, glowing, shining”, adjective).[1]

    Noun

    *světьlo n[1]

    1. light (illumination)
    2. light (source of the illumination)
    Declension
    Declension of *světьlo (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *světьlo *světьlě *světьla
    genitive *světьla *světьlu *světьlъ
    dative *světьlu *světьloma *světьlomъ
    accusative *světьlo *světьlě *světьla
    instrumental *světьlъmь, *světьlomь* *světьloma *světьly
    locative *světьlě *světьlu *světьlěxъ
    vocative *světьlo *světьlě *světьla

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “святло́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 42

    Etymology 2

      Adjective

      *svě̑tьlo

      1. inflection of *svě̑tьlъ:
        1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
        2. feminine accusative/accusative singular

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “światło”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 621
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