swiat

See also: świat, świąt, and Świat

Kashubian

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svě̑tъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsfjat/
    • Rhymes: -at
    • 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[1]
    • swiat”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022