candelă

See also: candela, candéla, and candéła

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • candilă (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Greek καντήλα (kantíla), κάνδηλα (kándila), possibly through the intermediate of a Slavic language; cf. Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian kàndilo, Aromanian cãndilã. Compare also Turkish kandil.

Noun

candelă f (plural candele)

  1. oil lamp

Etymology 2

From French candela.

Noun

candelă f (plural candele)

  1. candela (SI unit of measurement of luminous intensity)
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