свѣча
Old East Slavic
editAlternative forms
edit- свѣща (svěšča)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *svěťa. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic свѣща (svěšta).
Pronunciation
edit- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /sʋeːˈt͡ɕɑ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /sʋʲeːˈt͡ɕa/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /sʋʲeːˈt͡ɕa/
- Hyphenation: свѣ‧ча
Noun
editсвѣча (svěča) f
Declension
editDeclension of свѣча (soft a-stem)
| 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
edit- Old Ruthenian: свѣча́ (svěčá)
- Belarusian: свяча́ (svjačá), сьвяча́ (sʹvjačá) (Taraškievica), ⇒ све́чка (svjéčka), сьве́чка (sʹvjéčka) (Taraškievica)
- Ukrainian: свіча́ (svičá), ⇒ сві́чка (svíčka)
- Russian: свеча́ (svečá)
References
edit- 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), volumes 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.][2] (in Russian), numbers 23 (съ – сдымка), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 155