candelabrum
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candelabrum
- /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ UK
- /kændɪˈleɪbɹəm/
- /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/ US
- /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈæ.bɹəm/ US
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”).
noun candelabra · candelabrums
- A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle. The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]
Translations
Every language
noun candle holder
| Español | candelabro, tenebrario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 촛대 chotdae |
| 日本語 | 枝付き燭台 edatsuki shokudai |
| 中文 | 燭臺 /燭台 /烛台 zhútái, 分枝燭臺 /分枝燭台 /分枝烛台 fēnzhī zhútái |
| Português | candelabro |
| Français | candélabre |
| Deutsch | Kerzenständer, Armleuchter, Kandelaber |
| Italiano | candelabro |
| Ελληνικά | μανουάλι manouáli, κηροπήγιο kiropígio |
| Română | candelabru |
| Русский | канделя́бр kandeljábr |
| العربية | قِنْدِيل qindīl, شَمْعَدَان šamʕadān, مُشَعَّب mušaʕʕab, فُنْيَار funyār |
Talk about this word "candelabrum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/candelabrum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. candelabrum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/candelabrum "candelabrum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/candelabrum.Cite this
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title = {candelabrum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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