Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣча (svěča, “candle”), from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.
сьвяча́ • (sʹvjačá) f inan (genitive сьвячы́, nominative plural сьвя́чы, genitive plural сьвяч, diminutive сьве́чка)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | сьвяча́ sʹvjačá |
сьвя́чы sʹvjáčy |
genitive | сьвячы́ sʹvjačý |
сьвяч sʹvjač |
dative | сьвячы́ sʹvjačý |
сьвя́чам sʹvjáčam |
accusative | сьвячу́ sʹvjačú |
сьвя́чы sʹvjáčy |
instrumental | сьвячо́й, сьвячо́ю sʹvjačój, sʹvjačóju |
сьвя́чамі sʹvjáčami |
locative | сьвячы́ sʹvjačý |
сьвя́чах sʹvjáčax |
count form | — | сьвячы́1 sʹvjačý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.