свест

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svɛst]

Noun

свест • (svest) f (relational adjective свесен)

1. conscience

Declension

Declension of свест

	singular
indefinite	свест (svest)
definite unspecified	свеста (svesta)
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	свест (svest)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• свије̑ст (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From s- +‎ vest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋêːst/

Noun

све̑ст f (Latin spelling svȇst)

1. consciousness

   изгубити свест ― to lose consciousness

   • 1996, United Nations, “Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Serbian”, in UDHR in Unicode‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 May 2022:

     Сва људска бића рађају се слободна и једнака у достојанству и правима. Она су обдарена разумом и свешћу и треба једни према другима да поступају у духу братства.

     All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Declension

Declension of свест

	singular	plural
nominative	свест	свести
genitive	свести	свести
dative	свести	свестима
accusative	свест	свести
vocative	свести	свести
locative	свести	свестима
instrumental	свешћу / свести	свестима

Derived terms

• по̏дсве̄ст

References

• “свест”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024