светя

See also: света

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *světiti.

Verb

све́тя • (svétja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective светна or светвам or светкам)

  1. (intransitive) to lighten, to illuminate, to radiate (light)
    слънцето свети
    slǎnceto sveti
    the sun shines
  2. (intransitive) to shine, to glow (reflect rays of extant light)
    Synonyms: блестя (blestja), лъщя (lǎštja), сияя (sijaja), искря (iskrja)
    очите ѝ светеха от пламъка на огнището
    očite ì sveteha ot plamǎka na ogništeto
    her eyes glowed from the fire in the hearth
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Further reading

  • свѣтити in Исторически речник на Българския език, publ. by Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *svętiti.

Verb

светя́ • (svetjá) first-singular present indicative, pf

  1. (transitive) to sanctify, to bless
  2. (transitive, figurative) to kill
    ще ти светя маслото
    šte ti svetja masloto
    I will sanctify your [funeral] oil (figurative for "I will cause your funeral/I'll kill you!")
Conjugation

Further reading

  • свѧтити in Исторически речник на Българския език, publ. by Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

References

  • светя”, 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), “светя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 544

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈtʲa]

Participle

светя́ • (svetjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of свети́ть (svetítʹ)
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