свѣча
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- свѣща (svěšča)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svěťa. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic свѣща (svěšta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋeːˈt͡ɕɑ/→/sʋʲeːˈt͡ɕa/→/sʋʲeːˈt͡ɕa/
- Hyphenation: свѣ‧ча
Noun
свѣча (svěča) f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | свѣча svěča |
свѣчи svěči |
свѣчѣ svěčě |
| genitive | свѣчѣ svěčě |
свѣчу svěču |
свѣчь svěčĭ |
| dative | свѣчи svěči |
свѣчама svěčama |
свѣчамъ svěčamŭ |
| accusative | свѣчѫ svěčǫ |
свѣчи svěči |
свѣчѣ svěčě |
| instrumental | свѣчеѭ svěčejǫ |
свѣчама svěčama |
свѣчами svěčami |
| locative | свѣчи svěči |
свѣчу svěču |
свѣчахъ svěčaxŭ |
| vocative | свѣче svěče |
свѣчи svěči |
свѣчѣ svěčě |
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: свѣча́ (svěčá)
- Belarusian: свяча́ (svjačá), сьвяча́ (sʹvjačá) (Taraškievica), ⇒ све́чка (svjéčka), сьве́чка (sʹvjéčka) (Taraškievica)
- Ukrainian: свіча́ (svičá), ⇒ сві́чка (svíčka)
- Russian: свеча́ (svečá)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “свѣча”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 301
- Bogatova, G. A., editor (1996), “свѣча”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 23 (съ – сдымка), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 155