швичка
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak svíčka, sviečka, diminutive of svíca, svieca (which does not have an attested Rusyn descendant), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svěťa. Cognates include Belarusian све́чка (svjéčka), Czech svíčka, Slovak sviečka and Carpathian Rusyn and Ukrainian сві́чка (svíčka), all of which seem to be more commonly used than their non-diminutive counterparts. By surface analysis, швициц (švicic, “to shine”) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃvit͡ʃka]
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃka
- Hyphenation: швич‧ка
Noun
швичка (švička) f (diminutive швичочка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | швичка (švička) | швички (švički) |
| genitive | швички (švički) | швичкох (švičkox) |
| dative | швички (švički) | швичком (švičkom) |
| accusative | швичку (švičku) | швички (švički) |
| instrumental | швичку (švičku) | швичками (švičkami) |
| locative | швички (švički) | швичкох (švičkox) |
| vocative | швичко (švičko) | швички (švički) |
Related terms
verbs
- швициц impf (švicic)
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “свећица”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 484
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “швичка”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “candle”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 47
- Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “sparking-plug”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 47