candeia

Meaning

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

Concepts

lamp

flashlight

🔦

light

oil lamp

Synonyms

lâmpada

💡

luz

cadeeiro

lâmpadas

Translations

lampe

lamp

lámpara

lampada

olielamp

yağ lambası

Lampe

λυχνία

làmpada

llum

λαμπτήρας

lucerna

λάμπα

lamba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: candēla

Cognate with Galician: candea

Cognate with French: chandelle

Cognate with English: candle

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.
Proto-Italic *kandēō
Latin candeō
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂
Proto-Italic *-ēlā
Latin -ēla
Latin candēla
Old Galician-Portuguese candea
Portuguese candeia
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.