sveča
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Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.
Pronunciation
Noun
svẹ́ča f
- candle (a light source)
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | svéča | ||
| gen. sing. | svéče | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
svéča | svéči | svéče |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
svéče | svéč | svéč |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
svéči | svéčama | svéčam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
svéčo | svéči | svéče |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
svéči | svéčah | svéčah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
svéčo | svéčama | svéčami |
Further reading
- “sveča”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “sveča”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references