# свита
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

According to BER, inherited from Proto-Slavic *svita. Possibly related to Old Church Slavonic свитати (svitati, “to illuminate”) (whence dialectal Bulgarian сви́тка (svítka, “sparkle”)).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvitɐ]

#### Noun

сви́та • (svíta) f (diminutive сви́тица)
* (obsolete) thin woolen fabric, tunic
    Antonym: ша́як (šájak, “thick woolen fabric”)

##### Declension
#### References

* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сви́та”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 135
* Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свита¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 558

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian свита (svita), ultimately from French suite. Formally, a doublet of сюи́та (sjuíta) (direct French borrowing, meaning “musical suite”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvitɐ]

#### Noun

сви́та • (svíta) f
* entourage, cortege, retinue

##### Declension
#### References

* “свита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “свита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свита³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 558

### Etymology 3

See titular lemma.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvitɐ]

#### Noun

сви́та • (svíta) n
* indefinite plural of сви́то (svíto): rolling papers, wrappings

#### References

* Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “свита²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 559

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Ultimately from French suite.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvita]

### Noun

свита • (svita) f (uncountable)
* suite, entourage

#### Related terms

* придружба (pridružba)

## Russian
### Etymology

Via Polish świta or German Suite from French suite.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvʲitə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

сви́та • (svíta) f inan (genitive сви́ты, nominative plural сви́ты, genitive plural свит)
* suite, escort, retinue, entourage
* (geology) suite
** 1944, Казимир Калицкий [Kazimir Kalitsky], “Часть I. Современные методы поисков нефтяных залежей. Миграция нефти. Замечания общего характера”, in Научные основы поисков нефти; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):Совреме́нные гео́логи противопоставля́ют реа́льным нефтено́сным сви́там осо́бые гипотети́ческие нефтепроизводя́щие сви́ты, в кото́рых происхо́дит я́кобы генера́ция не́фти.Sovreménnyje geólogi protivopostavljájut reálʹnym neftenósnym svítam osóbyje gipotetíčeskije nefteproizvodjáščije svíty, v kotóryx proisxódit jákoby generácija néfti.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Declension
### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress