свѣща
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- свѣшта (svěšta)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̪væ.ˈʃt̪ɑ/
Noun
свѣща • (svěšta) f
- candle
- from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330:
- людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.
- ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.
- An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.
- from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | свѣщꙗ svěštja |
свѣщи svěšti |
свѣщѩ svěštję |
| genitive | свѣщѩ svěštję |
свѣщю svěštju |
свѣщь svěštĭ |
| dative | свѣщи svěšti |
свѣщꙗма svěštjama |
свѣщꙗмъ svěštjamŭ |
| accusative | свѣщѭ svěštjǫ |
свѣщи svěšti |
свѣщѩ svěštję |
| instrumental | свѣщеѭ svěštejǫ |
свѣщꙗма svěštjama |
свѣщꙗми svěštjami |
| locative | свѣщи svěšti |
свѣщю svěštju |
свѣщꙗхъ svěštjaxŭ |
| vocative | свѣще svěšte |
свѣщи svěšti |
свѣщѩ svěštję |
Derived terms
- свѣщьникъ (svěštĭnikŭ)
References
- Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd