svíce

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sviecě, from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsviːt͡sɛ]
  • Hyphenation: sví‧ce

Noun

svíce f

  1. candle (a light source, usually of wax)

Declension

Declension of svíce (soft feminine í-ě-alt/quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative svíce svíce
genitive svíce svěc, svic, svící
dative svíci svícím
accusative svíci svíce
vocative svíce svíce
locative svíci svících
instrumental svící svícemi

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