светски

Bulgarian

Etymology

свят (svjat) +‎ -ски (-ski). The yat (ѣ) in the pre-reform spelling свѣтъ (svět) more clearly indicates the cause in mutation from я to е: under the old orthography, this word is spelled as свѣтски, with the ѣ pronounced as /ɛ/, whereas in the stem свѣт, the yat is rendered in the Eastern dialects as /ja/. In all dialects, however, yat is pronounced as /ɛ/ with the suffix appended, even though some preserve its earlier quality of /ja/ in undeclined forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɛtski]

Adjective

све́тски • (svétski)

  1. worldly, secular
  2. refined, fashionable (of a person or group)

Declension

Positive forms of све́тски
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite све́тски
svétski
све́тска
svétska
све́тско
svétsko
све́тски
svétski
definite
(subject form)
све́тският
svétskijat
све́тската
svétskata
све́тското
svétskoto
све́тските
svétskite
definite
(object form)
све́тския
svétskija
Comparative forms of све́тски
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-све́тски
pó-svétski
по́-све́тска
pó-svétska
по́-све́тско
pó-svétsko
по́-све́тски
pó-svétski
definite
(subject form)
по́-све́тският
pó-svétskijat
по́-све́тската
pó-svétskata
по́-све́тското
pó-svétskoto
по́-све́тските
pó-svétskite
definite
(object form)
по́-све́тския
pó-svétskija
Superlative forms of све́тски
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-све́тски
náj-svétski
на́й-све́тска
náj-svétska
на́й-све́тско
náj-svétsko
на́й-све́тски
náj-svétski
definite
(subject form)
на́й-све́тският
náj-svétskijat
на́й-све́тската
náj-svétskata
на́й-све́тското
náj-svétskoto
на́й-све́тските
náj-svétskite
definite
(object form)
на́й-све́тския
náj-svétskija

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɛtski]

Adjective

све́тски • (svétski) (not comparable)

  1. global, of the world

Declension

Declension of светски
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite светски (svetski) светска (svetska) светско (svetsko) светски (svetski)
definite unspecified светскиот (svetskiot) светската (svetskata) светското (svetskoto) светските (svetskite)
definite proximal светскиов (svetskiov) светскава (svetskava) светсково (svetskovo) светскиве (svetskive)
definite distal светскион (svetskion) светскана (svetskana) светсконо (svetskono) светскине (svetskine)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋětskiː/ (adjective), IPA(key): /sʋětski/ (adverb)
  • Hyphenation: свет‧ски

Adjective

свѐтскӣ (Latin spelling svètskī)

  1. (relational) worldly, earthly, mundane
  2. (relational) profane, secular

Declension

Declension of светски
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative светски светска светско
genitive светског(а) светске светског(а)
dative светском(у/е) светској светском(у/е)
accusative inanimate
animate
светски
светског(а)
светску светско
vocative светски светска светско
locative светском(е/у) светској светском(е/у)
instrumental светским светском светским
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative светски светске светска
genitive светских светских светских
dative светским(а) светским(а) светским(а)
accusative светске светске светска
vocative светски светске светска
locative светским(а) светским(а) светским(а)
instrumental светским(а) светским(а) светским(а)

Adverb

свѐтски (Latin spelling svètski)

  1. globally
  2. in a civilized, cultured way