स्वच्छता

Hindi

Etymology

स्वच्छ (svacch) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʋət̪t͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑː/, [sʋɐ(t̚)t͡ʃʰ.t̪äː]

Noun

स्वच्छता • (svacchtā) f

Declension

Declension of स्वच्छता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्वच्छता svacchtā	स्वच्छताएँ svacchtāẽ
oblique	स्वच्छता svacchtā	स्वच्छताओं svacchtāõ
vocative	स्वच्छता svacchtā	स्वच्छताओ svacchtāo

Marathi

Etymology

From स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clean”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʋət͡ɕ.t͡ɕʰə.t̪a/

Noun

स्वच्छता • (svacchatā) f

cleanliness, hygiene
tidiness
Synonym: नीटनेटकेपणा (nīṭneṭkepṇā)

Declension

Declension of स्वच्छता (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	स्वच्छता svacchatā
direct plural	स्वच्छता swacchatā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	स्वच्छता svacchatā	स्वच्छता swacchatā
oblique सामान्यरूप	स्वच्छते swacchate	स्वच्छतां- swacchatān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	स्वच्छतेला swacchatelā	स्वच्छतांना swacchatānnā
ergative	स्वच्छतेने, स्वच्छतेनं swacchatene, swacchatena	स्वच्छतांनी swacchatānnī
instrumental	स्वच्छतेशी swacchateśī	स्वच्छतांशी swacchatānśī
locative सप्तमी	स्वच्छतेत swacchatet	स्वच्छतांत swacchatāt
vocative संबोधन	स्वच्छते swacchate	स्वच्छतांनो swacchatānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of स्वच्छता (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	स्वच्छतेचा swacchateċā	स्वच्छतेचे swacchateċe	स्वच्छतेची swacchatecī	स्वच्छतेच्या swacchatecā	स्वच्छतेचे, स्वच्छतेचं swacchateċe, swacchateċa	स्वच्छतेची swacchatecī	स्वच्छतेच्या swacchatecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	स्वच्छतांचा swacchatānċā	स्वच्छतांचे swacchatānċe	स्वच्छतांची swacchatāñcī	स्वच्छतांच्या swacchatāncā	स्वच्छतांचे, स्वच्छतांचं swacchatānċe, swacchatānċa	स्वच्छतांची swacchatāñcī	स्वच्छतांच्या swacchatāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

स्वच्छतागृह (svacchatāgŕh, “restroom”)
परिसर स्वच्छता (parisar svacchatā, “cleanliness of premises”)
शारिरीक स्वच्छता (śārirīk svacchatā, “physical hygiene”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “स्वच्छता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

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