Polyglot Dictionary

Kerzenleuchter

/ˈkɛʁtsn̩ˌlɔɪ̯çtɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Kerzenleuchter

Meaning

  1. candlestick

    Built from Kerze (candle) + Leuchter (holder).

    • Der Kerzenleuchter ist aus Silber.

      The candlestick is silver.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kerze candle
  • Leuchter holder

Similar words

Kerzenständer

Kerzenleuchter and Kerzenständer are close synonyms for "candlestick," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

castiçal

castiçal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "candlestick."

Practice

1 What does Kerzenleuchter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist aus Silber.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kerzenleuchter?

nouncompound

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