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svece

svece

See also: svecē

Latvian

Svece (1)
Aizdedzes svece (2)

Noun

svece f (5th declension)

  1. candle (source of light)
    aizdegt sveci ― to light a candle
    sveču gaismacandlelight
    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

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References

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