svieca
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěťa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɪ̯et͡sa/, [ˈsʋɪ̯et͡sa]
- Rhymes: -ɪ̯et͡sa
- Hyphenation: svie‧ca
Audio (Bratislava): (file)
Noun
svieca f (relational adjective sviecový, diminutive sviečka or sviečočka)
- candle (a light source)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | svieca | sviece |
| genitive | sviece | sviec |
| dative | svieci | sviecam |
| accusative | sviecu | sviece |
| locative | svieci | sviecach |
| instrumental | sviecou | sviecami |
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, 2003–2026