kandela

See also: kandelą

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin candēla.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kandela/ [kãn̪.d̪e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela, -a
• Hyphenation: kan‧de‧la

Noun

kandela inan

1. candle
2. candela

Declension

Declension of kandela (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	kandela	kandela	kandelak	kandelok
ergative	kandelak	kandelak	kandelek	kandelok
dative	kandelari	kandelari	kandelei	kandeloi
genitive	kandelaren	kandelaren	kandelen	kandelon
comitative	kandelarekin	kandelarekin	kandelekin	kandelokin
causative	kandelarengatik	kandelarengatik	kandelengatik	kandelongatik
benefactive	kandelarentzat	kandelarentzat	kandelentzat	kandelontzat
instrumental	kandelaz	kandelaz	kandelez	kandelotaz
inessive	kandelatan	kandelan	kandeletan	kandelotan
locative	kandelatako	kandelako	kandeletako	kandelotako
allative	kandelatara	kandelara	kandeletara	kandelotara
terminative	kandelataraino	kandelaraino	kandeletaraino	kandelotaraino
directive	kandelatarantz	kandelarantz	kandeletarantz	kandelotarantz
destinative	kandelatarako	kandelarako	kandeletarako	kandelotarako
ablative	kandelatatik	kandelatik	kandeletatik	kandelotatik
partitive	kandelarik	—	—	—
prolative	kandelatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• izotz-kandela (“icicle”)

Further reading

• “kandela”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “kandela”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkandɛla]

Noun

kandela f

1. candela (unit of luminous intensity)

Declension

Declension of kandela (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kandela	kandely
genitive	kandely	kandel
dative	kandele	kandelám
accusative	kandelu	kandely
vocative	kandelo	kandely
locative	kandele	kandelách
instrumental	kandelou	kandelami

Further reading

• “kandela”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “kandela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of küünal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnd̥elɑ/, [ˈkɑnd̥elɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnd̥elɑ
• Hyphenation: kan‧de‧la

Noun

kandela (genitive kandela, partitive kandelat)

1. candela (SI unit; symbol: cd)

Declension

Declension of kandela (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kandela	kandelad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kandela
genitive			kandelate
partitive		kandelat	kandelaid
illative		kandelasse	kandelatesse kandelaisse
inessive		kandelas	kandelates kandelais
elative		kandelast	kandelatest kandelaist
allative		kandelale	kandelatele kandelaile
adessive		kandelal	kandelatel kandelail
ablative		kandelalt	kandelatelt kandelailt
translative		kandelaks	kandelateks kandelaiks
terminative		kandelani	kandelateni
essive		kandelana	kandelatena
abessive		kandelata	kandelateta
comitative		kandelaga	kandelatega

References

• kandela in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kandela”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English candela), ultimately from Latin candēla. Doublet of kynttilä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑndelɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nde̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndelɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧de‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧de‧la

Noun

kandela

1. candela (SI unit)

   Synonym: cd

Declension

Inflection of kandela (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		kandela	kandelat
genitive		kandelan	kandeloiden kandeloitten
partitive		kandelaa	kandeloita
illative		kandelaan	kandeloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kandela	kandelat
accusative	nom.	kandela	kandelat
	gen.	kandelan
genitive		kandelan	kandeloiden kandeloitten kandelain rare
partitive		kandelaa	kandeloita
inessive		kandelassa	kandeloissa
elative		kandelasta	kandeloista
illative		kandelaan	kandeloihin
adessive		kandelalla	kandeloilla
ablative		kandelalta	kandeloilta
allative		kandelalle	kandeloille
essive		kandelana	kandeloina
translative		kandelaksi	kandeloiksi
abessive		kandelatta	kandeloitta
instructive		—	kandeloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kandela (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kandelani kandelani accusative nom. kandelani kandelani gen. kandelani genitive kandelani kandeloideni kandeloitteni kandelaini rare partitive kandelaani kandeloitani inessive kandelassani kandeloissani elative kandelastani kandeloistani illative kandelaani kandeloihini adessive kandelallani kandeloillani ablative kandelaltani kandeloiltani allative kandelalleni kandeloilleni essive kandelanani kandeloinani translative kandelakseni kandeloikseni abessive kandelattani kandeloittani instructive — — comitative — kandeloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kandelasi kandelasi accusative nom. kandelasi kandelasi gen. kandelasi genitive kandelasi kandeloidesi kandeloittesi kandelaisi rare partitive kandelaasi kandeloitasi inessive kandelassasi kandeloissasi elative kandelastasi kandeloistasi illative kandelaasi kandeloihisi adessive kandelallasi kandeloillasi ablative kandelaltasi kandeloiltasi allative kandelallesi kandeloillesi essive kandelanasi kandeloinasi translative kandelaksesi kandeloiksesi abessive kandelattasi kandeloittasi instructive — — comitative — kandeloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kandelamme kandelamme accusative nom. kandelamme kandelamme gen. kandelamme genitive kandelamme kandeloidemme kandeloittemme kandelaimme rare partitive kandelaamme kandeloitamme inessive kandelassamme kandeloissamme elative kandelastamme kandeloistamme illative kandelaamme kandeloihimme adessive kandelallamme kandeloillamme ablative kandelaltamme kandeloiltamme allative kandelallemme kandeloillemme essive kandelanamme kandeloinamme translative kandelaksemme kandeloiksemme abessive kandelattamme kandeloittamme instructive — — comitative — kandeloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kandelanne kandelanne accusative nom. kandelanne kandelanne gen. kandelanne genitive kandelanne kandeloidenne kandeloittenne kandelainne rare partitive kandelaanne kandeloitanne inessive kandelassanne kandeloissanne elative kandelastanne kandeloistanne illative kandelaanne kandeloihinne adessive kandelallanne kandeloillanne ablative kandelaltanne kandeloiltanne allative kandelallenne kandeloillenne essive kandelananne kandeloinanne translative kandelaksenne kandeloiksenne abessive kandelattanne kandeloittanne instructive — — comitative — kandeloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kandelansa kandelansa accusative nom. kandelansa kandelansa gen. kandelansa genitive kandelansa kandeloidensa kandeloittensa kandelainsa rare partitive kandelaansa kandeloitaan kandeloitansa inessive kandelassaan kandelassansa kandeloissaan kandeloissansa elative kandelastaan kandelastansa kandeloistaan kandeloistansa illative kandelaansa kandeloihinsa adessive kandelallaan kandelallansa kandeloillaan kandeloillansa ablative kandelaltaan kandelaltansa kandeloiltaan kandeloiltansa allative kandelalleen kandelallensa kandeloilleen kandeloillensa essive kandelanaan kandelanansa kandeloinaan kandeloinansa translative kandelakseen kandelaksensa kandeloikseen kandeloiksensa abessive kandelattaan kandelattansa kandeloittaan kandeloittansa instructive — — comitative — kandeloineen kandeloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kilokandela

Further reading

• “kandela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒndɛlɒ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧de‧la
• Rhymes: -lɒ

Noun

kandela (plural kandelák)

1. candela (base unit of luminous intensity)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	kandela	kandelák
accusative	kandelát	kandelákat
dative	kandelának	kandeláknak
instrumental	kandelával	kandelákkal
causal-final	kandeláért	kandelákért
translative	kandelává	kandelákká
terminative	kandeláig	kandelákig
essive-formal	kandelaként	kandelákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kandelában	kandelákban
superessive	kandelán	kandelákon
adessive	kandelánál	kandeláknál
illative	kandelába	kandelákba
sublative	kandelára	kandelákra
allative	kandelához	kandelákhoz
elative	kandelából	kandelákból
delative	kandeláról	kandelákról
ablative	kandelától	kandeláktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	kandeláé	kandeláké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kandeláéi	kandelákéi

Possessive forms of kandela

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kandelám	kandeláim
2nd person sing.	kandelád	kandeláid
3rd person sing.	kandelája	kandelái
1st person plural	kandelánk	kandeláink
2nd person plural	kandelátok	kandeláitok
3rd person plural	kandelájuk	kandeláik

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin candēla (literally “candle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kanˈdela/ [kanˈde.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: kan‧de‧la

Noun

kandela (plural kandela-kandela)

1. (optics) candela: In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

Related terms

• kandelar
• kandelir
• kandil

Further reading

• “kandela”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin candēla; compare Spanish candela.

Noun

kandela f (plural kandelas)

1. candle
   • 2019, Silvyo OVADYA, “Hanukah Alegre”, in Şalom Gazetesi‎^[2]:

     Alhad la noche vamos a asender la primera kandela de muestras Hanukiyas.

     Sunday night we're going to light the first candle on our Hanukiyas.

Latvian

Noun

kandela f (4th declension)

1. candela
2. candlepower

Declension

Declension of kandela (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	kandela	kandelas
genitive	kandelas	kandelu
dative	kandelai	kandelām
accusative	kandelu	kandelas
instrumental	kandelu	kandelām
locative	kandelā	kandelās
vocative	kandela	kandelas

Limos Kalinga

Noun

kandela

1. candle

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish candela.

Noun

kandela

1. fire

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin candēla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdɛ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: kan‧de‧la

Noun

kandela f

1. candela (unit of luminous intensity)

Declension

Declension of kandela

	singular	plural
nominative	kandela	kandele
genitive	kandeli	kandeli
dative	kandeli	kandelom
accusative	kandelę	kandele
instrumental	kandelą	kandelami
locative	kandeli	kandelach
vocative	kandelo	kandele

Further reading

• “kandela”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)