"свѣща" meaning in Old Church Slavonic

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Noun

IPA: /s̪væ.ˈʃt̪ɑ/
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”), from *světъ (“light”) + *-ja. Etymology templates: {{inh|cu|sla-pro|*svěťa||candle}} Proto-Slavic *svěťa (“candle”) Head templates: {{head|cu|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sc=|tr=}} свѣща • (svěšta) f, {{cu-noun|f}} свѣща • (svěšta) f Forms: svěšta [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], свѣщꙗ [nominative, singular], свѣщи [dual, nominative], свѣщѩ [nominative, plural], свѣщѩ [genitive, singular], свѣщю [dual, genitive], свѣщь [genitive, plural], свѣщи [dative, singular], свѣщꙗма [dative, dual], свѣщꙗмъ [dative, plural], свѣщѭ [accusative, singular], свѣщи [accusative, dual], свѣщѩ [accusative, plural], свѣщеѭ [instrumental, singular], свѣщꙗма [dual, instrumental], свѣщꙗми [instrumental, plural], свѣщи [locative, singular], свѣщю [dual, locative], свѣщꙗхъ [locative, plural], свѣще [singular, vocative], свѣщи [dual, vocative], свѣщѩ [plural, vocative], свѣшта [alternative]
  1. candle Derived forms: свѣщьникъ (svěštĭnikŭ)

Alternative forms

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    },
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      ]
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        "tr": ""
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          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "cu:Fire",
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        },
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          "english": "An innumerable crowd of people gathered and accompanied him with candles, mourning their good teacher and shepherd.",
          "ref": "from Vita Methodii, 1701300-1701330",
          "roman": "ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.",
          "text": "людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.",
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/s̪væ.ˈʃt̪ɑ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "свѣщꙗ",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "свѣщи",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "свѣщѩ",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "свѣщѩ",
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      "form": "свѣщꙗма",
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "свѣщеѭ",
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      "roman": "svěštjama",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "свѣщꙗми",
      "roman": "svěštjami",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "свѣщи",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "свѣщꙗхъ",
      "roman": "svěštjaxŭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "свѣще",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "свѣщѩ",
      "roman": "svěštję",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "свѣшта",
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    }
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        "Old Church Slavonic nouns",
        "Old Church Slavonic soft a-stem nouns",
        "Old Church Slavonic soft feminine a-stem nouns",
        "Old Church Slavonic terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Old Church Slavonic terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
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          "roman": "ljudii že beštislĭnŭ narodŭ sŭbĭravŭ sę provažaaxu sŭ svěštami, plačiušte sę dobra učitelę i pastyrę.",
          "text": "людии же бещисльнъ народъ събьравъ сѧ проважаахоу съ свѣщами, плачꙇоуще сѧ добра оучителѧ и пастꙑрѧ.",
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    }
  ],
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}

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