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Candelabrum
Canˊde-la′brum
Noun.
pl. L.
Candelabra
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, E. Candelabrums
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. [L., fr.
candela
candle. See candle
.] 1.
(Antiq.)
(a)
A lamp stand of any sort.
(b)
A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, – frequently a votive offering to a temple.
2.
A large candlestick, having several branches; also called
candelabra
. Definition 2024
candelabrum
candelabrum
English
A three-armed brass candelabrum
Noun
candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums)
Usage notes
- Candelabra is much more common as the plural of candelabrum than candelabrums.
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Translations
candle holder
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Latin
Alternative forms
- candēlāber
- candēlābrus
Etymology
From candēla (“candle”) + -brum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kan.deːˈlaː.brum/, [kan.deːˈɫaː.brũ]
Noun
candēlābrum n (genitive candēlābrī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | candēlābrum | candēlābra |
| genitive | candēlābrī | candēlābrōrum |
| dative | candēlābrō | candēlābrīs |
| accusative | candēlābrum | candēlābra |
| ablative | candēlābrō | candēlābrīs |
| vocative | candēlābrum | candēlābra |
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References
- 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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “candelabrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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
- 1 2 3 “||candelabrum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)