Svetlá

Svetlá is a Slovak noun meaning “lights” or “lamps.” It is the plural form of svetlo and refers to artificial light sources as well as lighting in spaces. In Czech, the corresponding plural is světla. The word derives from a common Slavic root for light and has cognates in related languages.

In everyday Slovak, svetlá can denote both fixtures such as lamps, bulbs, and luminaires, and the illumination of a room, street, or building. Common usages include uličné svetlá (street lights) and svetlá v domácnostiach (lights in households). The term also appears in technical or architectural contexts to describe lighting systems and installations.

Orthography and pronunciation: svetlá is written with a diacritic on the first e, resulting in the pronunciation roughly “svet-lah.” In contexts where diacritics are omitted, the form svetla may be encountered, particularly in Czech texts where the corresponding plural is světla.

See also: svetlo (the Slovak singular for light) and světla (the Czech plural). Etymology: from Proto-Slavic roots for light, shared among Slavic languages.