Svet
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Slovak
Etymology
- from Slavic root svet (light), i.e., the world that can be seen
Noun
- The basic meaning is the world
- The cosmos, the universe, all there is
- stvorenie sveta – the creation of the world
- Our own planet, the Earth, the globe
- cesta okolo sveta – journey around the world
- Foreign lands
- ísť do sveta – literally, to go to the world, i.e., to go out exploring other places
- people at large, the public
- svet sa mu smeje – the world laughs at him, i.e., everyone laughs at him
- A type of society, the type of life
- tretí svet – the third world
- svet je už iný – it is a different world now
- A group of individuals with a common bond
- hokejový svet – the world of hockey
- A field or sphere
- myšlienkový svet – the world of ideas
- Horizons
- otvoril sa mu nový svet – new horizons opened up to him
- A realm
- rastlinný svet – the realm of vegetation
Derived Words
- Sveták m
- Svetobežník m
- Svetový -á -é
- Svetský -á -é