English Explanatory Dictionary

Svetovid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Svetovid Svantevit Svetovit

Etymology

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

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