Swiãtowit
Kashubian
Etymology
Calque of Polish Świętowit, from Latin Suantouitus, from Old Polabian *Svątevit, which contains Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy, sacred”) + *-o- + *-vitъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svjãˈtɔvʲit/
- Hyphenation: Swiã‧to‧wit
Proper noun
Swiãtowit m pers
- (Slavic mythology) Svetovit (Polabian god of war and fertility)
- (Can we date this quote?), Aleksander Majkowski, Żëcé i przigòdë Remùsa. Zwiercadło kaszëbsczé:
- Duńsczégò żôłniérza rãkama jô spôlił Rujańską Stannicã, a Swiãtowita stolëmny pòsąg rznął jem na zemiã, a z jegò rzezbą pokrëtëch człónków ùtłukł jem wiórë w òdziń pòd grónczi żôłniérsczi strawë
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1999, Leon Heyke, Dobrogòst i Miłosława. Kaszëbsczé spiewë dzejowé w trzech brawãdach, Gdańsk, page 200:
- Swaróg panowôł nad swiatã, Swiãtowit i Swiãtosława / Redosc szła òd gór do mòrza i òd Łabe jaż do Òdrë.
- Svarog reigned over the world, Svetovit and Svetoslava / Joy spread from the mountains to the sea and from the Elbe to the Oder.
- 2015, Elżbiéta Bùgajnô, “Rzecz ò pòezji Jana Zbrzëcë”, in Édwôrd Bréza, editor, Biuletin Radzëznë Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Gdańsk, ISSN 1899-4326, page 131:
- Mieszkańcowie tëch zemiów bëlë bògati, zajimelë sã żeglowanim, hańdlarstwã, a nawetka mòrsczim rabùsznictwã, tczëlë Jarowita, Swiãtowita i jinëch bogów.
- The inhabitants of these lands were rich, engaged in sailing, trade and even piracy, and worshipped Yarovit, Svetovit and other gods.
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Declension
Declension of Swiãtowit
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Swiãtowit |
| genitive | Swiãtowita |
| dative | Swiãtowitowi |
| accusative | Swiãtowita |
| instrumental | Swiãtowitã, Swiãtowitem |
| locative | Swiãtowitu |
| vocative | Swiãtowitu |
Related terms
nouns
- swicenié n
- swiãcenié n
- swiãto n
- swiãtokrôdca m
- swiãtosc f
- swiãtoszk m
- swiãtoszka f
verbs
- swicenié impf
- swicëc impf
- swiãcenié impf
- swiãcëc impf
adjectives
- swicony
- swiãcony
- swiãtoblëwi
- swiãtojańsczi
adverbs
- swiãtno
- swiãto