swiat
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light; world”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsfjat/
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: swiat
Noun
swiat m inan (diminutive swiatk, related adjective swiatowi)
- (chiefly astronomy) world (planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable)
- world (The Earth)
- Synonym: Zemia
- world (existence, the human expierence)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | swiat | swiatë |
| genitive | swiata | swiatów |
| dative | swiatu | swiatóm |
| accusative | swiat | swiatë |
| instrumental | swiatã | swiatama |
| locative | swiece | swiatach |
| vocative | swiece | swiatë |
Related terms
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], volume 2, page 1113
- “swiat”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022