Noun reference

свет

light; world

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern · Singular only

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Singular and plural case forms for свет
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	свет	Not normally used for this meaning
Accusative	свет	Not normally used for this meaning
Genitive	света	Not normally used for this meaning
Dative	свету	Not normally used for this meaning
Instrumental	светом	Not normally used for this meaning
Prepositional	свете	Not normally used for this meaning

Form pattern

How the forms are built

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular свет → света

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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Nominative · Singular свет This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Accusative · Singular свет → свет This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Genitive · Singular свет → света This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Dative · Singular свет → свету This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Instrumental · Singular свет → светом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Prepositional · Singular свет → свете This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.