Kerze

Meaning

candle

Concepts

candle

up-and-under

candlepower

lob

lamp

torch

skyer

spark plug

taper

sarvangasana

shoulderstand

shoulder stand

candela

light

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛʁtsə/

Etymology

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.