Latvian

Svece (1)

Aizdedzes svece (2)

Noun

svece f (5th declension)

1. candle (source of light)

   aizdegt sveci‎ ― to light a candle

   sveču gaisma‎ ― candlelight

   eglīšu sveces‎ ― Christmas tree candles

   gultas galvgalī misiņa lukturī dega pašu lieta tauku svece‎ ― at the head of the bed, a fat candle was burning in a brass lantern

2. spark plug (ignition device in a combustion engine)

   aizdedzes svece‎ ― spark plug (lit. ignition candle)

   šoferis pārbaudīja motoram sveces‎ ― the driver checked the engine plugs

3. (physics) unit of luminous intensity

   starptautiskā svece‎ ― international candle (= candela)

   dega viena vienīga piecdesmit sveču gaismas spuldzīte‎ ― a single small 50-candela light bulb was burning

Declension

Derived terms

• sveču mēnesis

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “svece”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7