свечка

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свечка

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Etymology

From свяча́ (svjačá) +‎ -ка (-ka).

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Noun

све́чка (svjéčkaf inan (genitive све́чкі, nominative plural све́чкі, genitive plural све́чак, relational adjective све́чачны, diminutive све́чачка)

  1. candle (a light source, usually of wax)
  2. (automotive) spark plug / sparking plug
  3. (medicine) suppository

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Further reading

  • свечка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Etymology

свеча́ (svečá) +‎ -ка (-ka)

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Noun

све́чка (svéčkaf inan (genitive све́чки, nominative plural све́чки, genitive plural све́чек, diminutive све́чечка)

  1. diminutive of свеча́ (svečá): a small candle
    • 1877, Иван Тургенев, “Часть первая. VII”, in Новь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Virgin Soil, 1920:
      Нежданов зажёг свечку; ночные серые бабочки так и посыпались из темного сада и пошли на огонь, кружась и толкаясь, а ветер их отдувал и колебал сине-желтое пламя свечи.
      Neždanov zažóg svečku; nočnyje seryje babočki tak i posypalisʹ iz temnovo sada i pošli na ogonʹ, kružasʹ i tolkajasʹ, a veter ix otduval i kolebal sine-želtoje plamja sveči.
      Nezhdanov lighted a candle; the grey night-moths flew in from the garden in showers, and went towards the light, while the wind blew them back and set the candle's bluish-yellow light flickering.

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