candelabrum

English

A three-armed brass candelabrum

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (candlestick), from candēla[1]. Doublet of chandelier.

Pronunciation

Noun

candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums)

  1. A candle holder.

Usage notes

  • Candelabra is much more common as the plural of candelabrum than candelabrums.

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Translations

References

  1. candelabrum”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • candēlāber
  • candēlābrus

Etymology

From candēla (candle) + -brum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kan.deːˈlaː.brum/, [kan.deːˈɫaː.brũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kan.deˈla.brum/, [kan.deˈlaː.brum]

Noun

candēlābrum n (genitive candēlābrī); second declension

  1. A branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative candēlābrum candēlābra
Genitive candēlābrī candēlābrōrum
Dative candēlābrō candēlābrīs
Accusative candēlābrum candēlābra
Ablative candēlābrō candēlābrīs
Vocative candēlābrum candēlābra

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Descendants

Further reading

  • candelabrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • candelabrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candelabrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • candelabrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candelabrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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