स्वच्छता

Hindi

Etymology

स्वच्छ (svacch) + -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʋət͡ʃt͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑː/, [s̪ʋət̚t͡ʃʰ.t̪äː]

Noun

स्वच्छता (svacchtā) f

  1. cleanliness, hygiene
  2. tidiness

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

From स्वच्छ (svaccha, clean) + -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋət͡ɕ.t͡ɕʰə.t̪a/

Noun

स्वच्छता (svacchatā) f

  1. cleanliness, hygiene
  2. tidiness
    Synonym: नीटनेटकेपणा (nīṭneṭkepṇā)

Declension

Declension of स्वच्छता (svacchatā)
direct
singular
स्वच्छता
svacchatā
direct
plural
स्वच्छता
swacchatā
singular plural
nominative स्वच्छता
svacchatā
स्वच्छता
swacchatā
oblique स्वच्छते-
swacchate-
स्वच्छतां-
swacchatāN-
dative स्वच्छतेला
swacchatelā
स्वच्छतांना
swacchatāNnā
ergative स्वच्छतेने
swacchatene
स्वच्छतांनी
swacchatāNni
instrumental स्वच्छतेशी
swacchateśi
स्वच्छतांशी
swacchatāNśi
locative स्वच्छतेत
swacchatet
स्वच्छतांत
swacchatāNt
vocative स्वच्छते
swacchate
स्वच्छतांनो
swacchatāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of स्वच्छता
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject स्वच्छतेचा
swacchateċā
स्वच्छतेचे
swacchatece
स्वच्छतेची
swacchateci
स्वच्छतेच्या
swacchateca
स्वच्छतेचे, स्वच्छतेचं
swacchatece, swacchateċa
स्वच्छतेची
swacchateci
स्वच्छतेच्या
swacchateca
plural subject स्वच्छतांचा
swacchatāNċā
स्वच्छतांचे
swacchatāNce
स्वच्छतांची
swacchatāNci
स्वच्छतांच्या
swacchatāNca
स्वच्छतांचे, स्वच्छतांचं
swacchatāNce, swacchatāNċa
स्वच्छतांची
swacchatāNci
स्वच्छतांच्या
swacchatāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

  • स्वच्छतागृह (svacchatāgruh, restroom)
  • परिसर स्वच्छता (parisar svacchatā, cleanliness of premises)
  • शारिरीक स्वच्छता (śārirīk svacchatā, physical hygiene)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “स्वच्छता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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