candelabra

English

Noun

candelabra

1. plural of candelabrum

Noun

candelabra (plural candelabras)

1. (nonstandard) A single candelabrum.
   • 2006, Richard R. Kennedy, Angel Queen: A Medieval Epic Fantasy, Lulu Publishers, →ISBN, page 230:

     […] his head was like a sturdy candelabra holding his eyes transfixed as hers sparked amber crystals for this man.

Derived terms

• candelabralike
• candelabra lily
• candelabra tree

 

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kan.deːˈlaː.bra/, [kän̪d̪eːˈɫ̪äːbrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kan.deˈla.bra/, [kän̪d̪eˈläːbrä]

Noun

candēlābra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of candēlābrum

References

• candelabra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)