candelabrum

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English

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A three-armed brass candelabrum
Pair of porcelain Rococo candelabra
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (candlestick), from candēla.[1] Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally candle tree).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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candelabrum (plural candelabra or (very rare) candelabrums)

  1. A candle holder.
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Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 candelabrum”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From candēla (candle) +‎ -brum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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candēlābrum n (genitive candēlābrī); second declension

  1. branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative candēlābrum candēlābra
Genitive candēlābrī candēlābrōrum
Dative candēlābrō candēlābrīs
Accusative candēlābrum candēlābra
Ablative candēlābrō candēlābrīs
Vocative candēlābrum candēlābra

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • candelabrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • candelabrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candelabrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • candelabrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candelabrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin