Kerze

Bedeutung (Englisch)

candle

Konzepte

Kerze

Licht

Zündkerze

Candela

Funzel

Fackel

Lampe

licht

Leuchtturm

Scheinwerfer

Nachtwache

Segel

bettelarm

wachen

Geschlecht

♀️ Feminin

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈkɛʁtsə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle High German kerze, from Old High German kerza, charza, from either Latin cērāta (“covered with wax”) or Latin charta (“sheet of papyrus”, in this case referring to layers of birch bark from which candles were made). The latter explanation is typically preferred, though the former is semantically more suggestive. Compare Dutch kaars, Hunsrik Kerz, Luxembourgish Käerz.