sviecě

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”). By surface analysis, svietiti +‎ -ě.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsʋi̯ɛːt͡si̯ɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsviːt͡sɛ/

Noun

sviecě f

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

Declension

Declension of sviecě (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative sviecě svieci sviecě
genitive sviecě sviecú svěc, sviecí
dative svieci sviecěma svieciem
accusative sviecu svieci sviecě
vocative sviece svieci sviecě
locative svieci sviecú svieciech
instrumental sviecú sviecěma sviecěmi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: svíce

Further reading

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