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.
      ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.
      An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.

Declension
Declension of свѣща (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative свѣщꙗ
svěštja		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѩ
svěštję
genitive свѣщѩ
svěštję		 свѣщю
svěštju		 свѣщь
svěštĭ
dative свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщꙗма
svěštjama		 свѣщꙗмъ
svěštjamŭ
accusative свѣщѭ
svěštjǫ		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѩ
svěštję
instrumental свѣщеѭ
svěštejǫ		 свѣщꙗма
svěštjama		 свѣщꙗми
svěštjami
locative свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщю
svěštju		 свѣщꙗхъ
svěštjaxŭ
vocative свѣще
svěšte		 свѣщи
svěšti		 свѣщѩ
svěštję

Derived terms

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