candeia

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Betekenis

(archaic,feminine) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
(feminine) lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
(feminine) any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark

Met koppelteken als

can‧dei‧a

Geslacht

♀️ Vrouwelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/

Etymologie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela. Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.