светац

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętьcь, diminutive form derived from *svętъ (“holy, saint”) +‎ *-ьcь. Compare Czech světec. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋěːtat͡s/
  • Hyphenation: све‧тац

Noun

све́тац m anim (Latin spelling svétac)

  1. saint

Declension

Declension of светац
singular plural
nominative све́тац све́ци
genitive све́ца све̑та̄ца̄
dative свецу свецима
accusative свеца свеце
vocative свече свеци
locative свецу свецима
instrumental свецом свецима

References

  • “светац”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2016–2021) “светац”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 412
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