Kerze
German
eine Kerze
Etymology
From Middle High German kerze, from Old High German kerza, charza, from either Latin cērāta (“covered with wax”) or Latin charta (“sheet of papyrus”, in this case referring to layers of birch bark from which candles were made). The latter explanation is typically preferred, though the former is semantically more suggestive. Compare Dutch kaars.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁtsə/, [ˈkɛʁt͡sə], [ˈkɛɐ̯t͡sə]
Audio (file)
Noun
Kerze f (genitive Kerze, plural Kerzen, diminutive Kerzchen n or Kerzlein n)
- candle
Declension
Declension of Kerze
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kerze | die | Kerzen |
| genitive | einer | der | Kerze | der | Kerzen |
| dative | einer | der | Kerze | den | Kerzen |
| accusative | eine | die | Kerze | die | Kerzen |
Derived terms
- Kerzenflamme
- Kerzenlicht
- Kerzenständer
- Ohrkerze
- Stearinkerze
- Wachskerze
- Zündkerze
See also
- Zündholz
Further reading
- Kerze in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.
Noun
Kerze f (plural Kerze)
- candle