cierge

Meaning

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

Concepts

candle

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taper

candela

standard candle

wax light

cereus

cd

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Synonyms

bougie

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chandelle

🅰️

candela

chandelle standard

Translations

vela

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candela

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vela

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Kerze

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kaars

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cirio

cero

candela

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ciri

círio

bujía

Licht

κερί

candela

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/sjɛʁʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: cierge

Inherited from Latin: cereus

Cognate with Dalmatian: cir

Cognate with Italian: 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”).