свечка
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- сьве́чка (sʹvjéčka) — Taraškievica orthography
- świeczka, świečka, śviečka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
From свяча́ (svjačá) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʲvʲet͡ʂka]
Audio: (file)
Noun
све́чка • (svjéčka) f inan (genitive све́чкі, nominative plural све́чкі, genitive plural све́чак, relational adjective све́чачны, diminutive све́чачка)
- candle (a light source, usually of wax)
- (automotive) spark plug / sparking plug
- (medicine) suppository
Declension
Declension of све́чка (inan velar fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | све́чка svjéčka |
све́чкі svjéčki |
| genitive | све́чкі svjéčki |
све́чак svjéčak |
| dative | све́чцы svjéčcy |
све́чкам svjéčkam |
| accusative | све́чку svjéčku |
све́чкі svjéčki |
| instrumental | све́чкай, све́чкаю svjéčkaj, svjéčkaju |
све́чкамі svjéčkami |
| locative | све́чцы svjéčcy |
све́чках svjéčkax |
| count form | — | све́чкі1 svjéčki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Further reading
- “свечка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Alternative forms
- свѣ́чка (svě́čka) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsvʲet͡ɕkə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
све́чка • (svéčka) f inan (genitive све́чки, nominative plural све́чки, genitive plural све́чек, diminutive све́чечка)
- diminutive of свеча́ (svečá): a small candle
- 1877, Иван Тургенев, “Часть первая. VII”, in Новь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Virgin Soil, 1920:
- Нежданов зажёг свечку; ночные серые бабочки так и посыпались из темного сада и пошли на огонь, кружась и толкаясь, а ветер их отдувал и колебал сине-желтое пламя свечи.
- Neždanov zažóg svečku; nočnyje seryje babočki tak i posypalisʹ iz temnovo sada i pošli na ogonʹ, kružasʹ i tolkajasʹ, a veter ix otduval i kolebal sine-želtoje plamja sveči.
- Nezhdanov lighted a candle; the grey night-moths flew in from the garden in showers, and went towards the light, while the wind blew them back and set the candle's bluish-yellow light flickering.
Declension
Declension of све́чка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Descendants
- → Yup'ik: cuucekaaq