candelabrum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 References 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Related terms 2.3.4 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin candēlābrum (“‘candlestick’”), from candēla (“‘candle’”).^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/^[1], /kændɪˈleɪbɹəm/^[1]

[edit] Noun

candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums)

1. A candle holder.

[edit] Usage notes

• Candelabra is much more common as the plural of candelabrum than candelabrums.

[edit] Synonyms

• chandelier

[edit] Related terms

• candela
• candid
• candidate
• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick
• chandler
• chandlery

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} “||candelabrum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• candēlāber
• candēlābrus

[edit] Etymology

From candēla (“‘candle, taper’”).

[edit] Noun

candēlābrum (genitive candēlābrī); n, second declension

1. A branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	candēlābrum	candēlābra
genitive	candēlābrī	candēlābrōrum
dative	candēlābrō	candēlābrīs
accusative	candēlābrum	candēlābra
ablative	candēlābrō	candēlābrīs
vocative	candēlābrum	candēlābra

[edit] Derived terms

• candēlābrārius

[edit] Related terms

candefaciō candēla candēns candentia

candeō candescō candicō

candidus candificō candor

[edit] Descendants

• English: candelabrum
• French: candélabre
• Italian: candelabro