светъл

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *světьlъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvɛtɐɫ]

Adjective

све́тъл • (svétǎl) (adverb све́тло, abstract noun све́тлост)

  1. bright, light, fair (color tone)
    Synonyms: брязък (brjazǎk), плав (plav)
  2. lit, lighted, illuminated
  3. luminary, glimmering
    Synonym: лачен (lačen)

Declension

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • свят (svjat, world)
  • съ́вна pf (sǎ́vna), съ́ввам impf (sǎ́vvam, to brighten) (dialectal, dated)съ́мва се (sǎ́mva se, to dawn, to day-break)
  • свещ (svešt, candle)
  • цвят (cvjat, color, flower)

References

  • светъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свѐтъл”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 543
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