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
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: свѣтьло (světĭlo, adverb)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

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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