світський

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From світ (svit) +‎ -ський (-sʹkyj). Compare Russian све́тский (svétskij), Belarusian све́цкі (svjécki), Polish świecki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲʋʲit͡sʲkei̯]
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Adjective

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сві́тський (svítsʹkyj) (abstract noun сві́тськість)

  1. lay, secular, temporal, worldly (not pertaining to religious or spiritual matters)
    Synonym: мирськи́й (myrsʹkýj)
  2. (relational) society, high-society (attributive)

Declension

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Further reading

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