English
Etymology
Derived from Russian Световит (Svetovit), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy”) and Proto-Slavic *vitъ (“lord”).
Proper noun
Svetovid
- The chief god of the Slavic tribe of Rani and the Polabian Slavs, ruling over war, fertility, and prosperity.
Translations
west Slavic god of war
- Belarusian: Святавід m (Svjatavid)
- Latin: Suantouitus m
- Old Norse: Svanraviz m (Old Icelandic), Svanteviz (Old Icelandic)
- Polish: Świętowit (pl) m
- Russian: Свентовит m (Sventovit), Световит m (Svetovit), Святовит m (Svjatovit), Свѣтовидъ m (Světovid) (archaic)
- Serbo-Croatian: Световид m, Световит m
- Ukrainian: Святовит m (Svjatovyt), Світовид m (Svitovyd), Святовид m (Svjatovyd)
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