свѣщьникъ

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Old Church Slavonic

свѣщьникъ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěťьnikъ. By surface analysis, свѣща (svěšta, candle) +‎ -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ)

Noun

свѣщьникъ (svěštĭnikŭm

  1. candle holder

Declension

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: свећњак
  • Romanian: sfeșnic

References

  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994