свѣща

Old Church Slavonic
свѣща

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja.

Noun

свѣща • (svěšta) f

  1. candle
    • from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330:
      людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.
      An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.

Declension
Declension of свѣща (soft a-stem)
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative свѣща
svěšta		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѧ
svěštę
Accusative свѣщѫ
svěštǫ		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѧ
svěštę
Genitive свѣщѧ
svěštę		 свѣщоу
svěštu		 свѣщь
svěštĭ
Locative свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщоу
svěštu		 свѣщахъ
svěštaxŭ
Dative свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщама
svěštama		 свѣщамъ
svěštamŭ
Instrumental свѣщеѭ
svěštejǫ		 свѣщама
svěštama		 свѣщами
svěštami
Vocative свѣще
svěšte		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѧ
svěštę

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Serbo-Croatian: свећа

References
  • Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd
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