Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣча (svěča, “candle”), from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.
свяча́ • (svjačá) f inan (genitive свячы́, nominative plural свя́чы, genitive plural свяч, diminutive све́чка)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | свяча́ svjačá |
свя́чы svjáčy |
genitive | свячы́ svjačý |
свяч svjač |
dative | свячы́ svjačý |
свя́чам svjáčam |
accusative | свячу́ svjačú |
свя́чы svjáčy |
instrumental | свячо́й, свячо́ю svjačój, svjačóju |
свя́чамі svjáčami |
locative | свячы́ svjačý |
свя́чах svjáčax |
count form | — | свячы́1 svjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.