svieca

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěťa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvi̯et͡sa]

Noun

svieca f (relational adjective sviecový, diminutive sviečka or sviečočka)

  1. candle (a light source)

Declension

Declension of svieca
(pattern ulica)
singularplural
nominativesviecasviece
genitivesviecesviec
dativesviecisviecam
accusativesviecusviece
locativesviecisviecach
instrumentalsviecousviecami

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, 2003–2025