Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣча (svěča, candle), from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (candle), from *světъ (light) + *-ja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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сьвяча́ (sʹvjačáf inan (genitive сьвячы́, nominative plural сьвя́чы, genitive plural сьвяч, diminutive сьве́чка)

  1. (uncommon) Taraškievica spelling of свяча́ (svjačá): candle
    Synonym: сьве́чка (sʹvjéčka)

Declension

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