kerte

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See also: kérte, kerté, and kertté

Danish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɛrtə/, [ˈkʰæɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun[edit]

kerte c (singular definite kerten, plural indefinite kerter)

  1. candle (light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin)
  2. taper (slender wax candle)

Inflection[edit]

Declension of kerte
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerte kerten kerter kerterne
genitive kertes kertens kerters kerternes
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