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

• Christbaumkerze
• Duftkerze
• Kerzen ziehen
• Kerzendocht
• Kerzenflamme
• Kerzenhalter
• Kerzenlicht
• Kerzenständer
• Kerzenzieher
• Kerzenzieherei
• Königskerze
• Nebelkerze
• Ohrkerze
• Osterkerze
• Stearinkerze
• Tischkerze
• Wachskerze
• Weihnachtsbaumkerze
• Weihnachtskerze
• Wunderkerze
• Zündkerze

 

See also

• Zündholz

Further reading

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

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛt͡sə/

Noun

Kerze f

1. plural of Kerz

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.

Noun

Kerze f (plural Kerze)

1. candle