kerte

See also: kérte and kerté

Danish

Alternative forms

• kærte

Etymology

From Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛrtə/, [ˈkʰæɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun

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

Declension of kerte

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