Kerze

See also: 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, Hunsrik Kerz, Luxembourgish Käerz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁtsə/, [ˈkɛʁt͡sə], [ˈkɛɐ̯t͡sə]
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Noun

Kerze f (genitive Kerze, plural Kerzen, diminutive Kerzchen n or Kerzlein n)

  1. candle

Declension
Declension of Kerze [feminine]
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

See also

Further reading
  • “Kerze” in Duden online
  • “Kerze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛt͡sə/

Noun

Kerze f

  1. plural of Kerz

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.

Noun

Kerze f (plural Kerze)

  1. candle
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