svietas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-. In this case, most likely a Slavic borrowing, likely from Old East Slavic свѣтъ (světŭ). Compare Samogitian sviets. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈsʲʋʲiɛtɐs] Rhymes: -iɛtɐs Syllabification: svi̇́e‧tas === Noun === svi̇́etas / sviẽtas m stress pattern 1 or 2 (obsolete) world, earth (in the meaning of "world") Synonyms: (modern terms) pasaulis, žemė ==== Declension ==== svíetas (1): sviẽtas (2): === Further reading === “svietas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026