Translation
candle
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Word origin
From Latin candela, from candere ('to shine, to glow white'). The same glow survives in English candle and incandescent, and even in candid, which originally meant shining white.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- candela
- English cognates
- candle, incandescent, candid
Examples
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A candle stood on the table.
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The candle burned all night.
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When the electricity went off, we used candles.
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Word family
Words built on kandelo with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- kandelingonoun
candlestick, candle holder
kandelo-ing-: a holder for a candle
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 2: kandelo, rendevuo, milda and 7 more words.