kærte

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛrtə/, [ˈkʰæɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun

kærte c (singular definite kærten, plural indefinite kærter)

  1. candle (light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin)
  2. taper (slender wax candle)

Inflection

Declension of kærte
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kærte kærten kærter kærterne
genitive kærtes kærtens kærters kærternes