свеча
/[svʲɪˈt͡ɕa]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.candle (a light source, usually of wax)
Свеча́ горе́ла на столе́.
Svečá goréla na stolé. — A candle was burning on the table.
Све́чи - иску́сственные исто́чники све́та.
Svéči - iskússtvennyje istóčniki svéta. — Candles are artificial light sources.
- 2.candela (unit of luminous intensit)
- 3.spark plug / sparking plug
- 4.suppository
- 5.lob
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic свѣча (svěča, “candle”), from Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.
Forms
- свеча́canonical • feminine • inanimate
- svečáromanization
- свечи́genitive
- свечно́йadjective • relational
- све́чкаdiminutive
- свѣча́alternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | свеча́ | све́чи |
| Genitive | свечи́ | свече́й, свеч^*, све́ч |
| Dative | свече́ | свеча́м, све́чам |
| Accusative | свечу́ | све́чи |
| Instrumental | свечо́й, свечо́ю | свеча́ми, све́чами |
| Prepositional | свече́ | свеча́х, све́чах |
Nominative
Singular
свеча́
Plural
све́чи
Genitive
Singular
свечи́
Plural
свече́й, свеч^*, све́ч
Dative
Singular
свече́
Plural
свеча́м, све́чам
Accusative
Singular
свечу́
Plural
све́чи
Instrumental
Singular
свечо́й, свечо́ю
Plural
свеча́ми, све́чами
Prepositional
Singular
свече́
Plural
свеча́х, све́чах