Свѧтославъ
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- Ст҃ославъ (St:oslavŭ)
Etymology
From свѧтъ (svętŭ, “holy”) + -славъ (-slavŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋɛ̃tɔˈslɑʋʊ/→/sʋʲatɔˈslaʋʊ/→/sʋʲatɔˈslaʋ/
- Hyphenation: Свѧ‧то‧сла‧въ
Proper noun
Свѧтославъ (Svętoslavŭ) m
- a male given name: Svyatoslav
- c. 1425, Hypatian Codex[1], page 7:
- А҆ по нею̀ ѡ҆́легъ· А҆ по ѡ҆́льꙁѣ и҆горь· А҆ по и҆горѣ ст҃ослаⷡ҃.. А҆ по свѧтославѣ Ꙗрополкъ.
- A po nejù ólegŭ· A po ólĭzě igorĭ· A po igorě st:oslaⷡ:.. A po svętoslavě Jaropolkŭ.
- And after them Oleg did. And after Oleg Igor did. And after Igor Sviatoslav did. And after Sviatoslav Yaropolk did.
Declension
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| nominative | Свѧтославъ Svętoslavŭ |
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| genitive | Свѧтослава Svętoslava |
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| dative | Свѧтославу Svętoslavu |
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| accusative | Свѧтославъ Svętoslavŭ |
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| instrumental | Свѧтославъмь Svętoslavŭmĭ |
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| locative | Свѧтославѣ Svętoslavě |
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| vocative | Свѧтославе Svętoslave |
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Descendants
- Old Ruthenian:
- Ukrainian: Святосла́в (Svjatosláv)
- Russian: Святосла́в (Svjatosláv)