candelă
See also: candela, candéla, and candéła
Romanian
Alternative forms
- candilă (archaic)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic канъдило (kanŭdilo) or Greek καντήλα (kantíla), κάνδηλα (kándila), from Latin candēla. Compare Bulgarian кандило (kandilo), Serbo-Croatian kàndilo, Aromanian cãndilã. Compare also Turkish kandil.
Noun
candelă f (plural candele)
- oil lamp
Declension
Declension of candelă
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) candelă | candela | (niște) candele | candelele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) candele | candelei | (unor) candele | candelelor |
| vocative | candelă, candelo | candelelor | ||
Etymology 2
From French candela.
Noun
candelă f (plural candele)
- candela (SI unit of measurement of luminous intensity)