ljusstake
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]ljus + stake. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ljosestake/ljosestjakje, Danish lysestage and Icelandic ljósastjaki.
Noun
[edit]ljusstake c
- a holder for one or more candles; a candlestick, a candelabrum
- Synonyms: stake, (candelabrum) kandelaber
- en sjuarmad ljusstake
- a seven-branched candelabrum
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ljusstake | ljusstakes |
| definite | ljusstaken | ljusstakens | |
| plural | indefinite | ljusstakar | ljusstakars |
| definite | ljusstakarna | ljusstakarnas |
References
[edit]- “ljusstake”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “ljusstake”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)