Kerze

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʁtsə/, [ˈkɛʁt͡sə], [ˈkɛɐ̯t͡sə]

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Kerze f (genitive Kerze, plural Kerzen, diminutive Kerzchen n or Kerzlein n)

1. candle

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛt͡sə/

Kerze f

1. plural of Kerz

Compare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.

Kerze f (plural Kerze)

1. candle