svieca

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěťa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvi̯et͡sa]

Noun

svieca f (genitive singular sviece, nominative plural sviece, genitive plural sviec, declension pattern of ulica)

1. candle (a light source)

Declension

Declension of svieca

	singular	plural
nominative	svieca	sviece
genitive	sviece	sviec
dative	svieci	sviecám
accusative	sviecu	sviece
locative	svieci	sviecách
instrumental	sviecou	sviecami

Derived terms

• sviečka f
• sviecový, sviečkový
• sviečočka f

Further reading

• “svieca”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024