svätý
svätý is a Slovak adjective derived from the Proto‑Slavic root *svętъ, meaning “holy” or “sacred”. The term is cognate with the Czech svatý, the Polish święty, and the Russian святой (svyatoy). In Slovak it is inflected for gender, number and case, agreeing with the noun it modifies: svätý kniha (holy book), svätá radka (holy sentence), svätí knižné (holy ones).
The word is used both literally and figuratively. In religious contexts it denotes objects or persons devoted
In written Slovak orthography the acute accent over the 'e' marks the circumflex originally derived from a