Kerze
See also: kerze
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKerze f (genitive Kerze, plural Kerzen, diminutive Kerzchen n or Kerzlein n)
Declension
editDeclension of Kerze [feminine]
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editKerze f
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German Kerze, Dutch kaars.
Noun
editKerze f (plural Kerze)
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