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Svetovid

Svetovid proper noun: the chief god of the Slavic tribe of Rani and the Polabian Slavs, ruling over war, fertility, and prosperity.

Proper noun

Svetovid

  1. The chief god of the Slavic tribe of Rani and the Polabian Slavs, ruling over war, fertility, and prosperity.

Forms of Svetovid

alternative formSvantevit
alternative formSvetovit

Origin of Svetovid

Derived from Russian Световит (Svetovit), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“holy”) and Proto-Slavic *vitъ (“lord”).

Questions about Svetovid

What does Svetovid mean?
Svetovid means the chief god of the Slavic tribe of Rani and the Polabian Slavs, ruling over war, fertility, and prosperity.
What part of speech is Svetovid?
Svetovid is a proper noun.

Words near Svetovid in the dictionary

  1. Svetko
  2. Svetlana
  3. svetlozarite
  4. Svetomir
  5. Svetoslav
  6. Svetovid
  7. Svetovit
  8. SVETs
  9. Svetvinčenat
  10. Svevian
  11. Svevlad

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