cierge

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) cierge (wax candle used in religious rites)
2. (masculine) cereus

Sinonieme

bougie

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chandelle

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candela

chandelle standard

Vertalings

candle

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vela

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vela

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candela

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Kerze

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cero

kaars

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cirio

ciri

candela

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κερί

Licht

candela

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espelma

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sjɛʁʒ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old French: cierge

Geërf van Latyn: cereus

Verwante met Dalmatian: cir

Verwante met Italiaans: cero

In summary

Inherited from Old French cierge, cirge, from Latin cereus (“waxy”), from cera (“wax”). The French word has an irregular development, possibly due to its contact with liturgical Latin or perhaps influence from vierge. Compare Dalmatian cir and Italian cero.
Sense 2 is a semantic loan from translingual Cereus, from the same etymon of Latin cereus (“waxy, waxen”).