candélabre
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin candēlābrum, from candēla (“candle”). Doublet of chandelier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ̃.de.labʁ/
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Noun
candélabre m (plural candélabres)
Descendants
- → German: Kandelaber
- → Hungarian: kandeláber
- → Polish: kandelabr
- → Romanian: candelabru
- → Russian: канделя́бр (kandeljábr)
- → Swedish: kandelaber
- → Ukrainian: канделя́бр (kandeljábr)
Further reading
- “candélabre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French chandelabre.
Pronunciation
Noun
candélabre m (plural candélabres)