kerte

See also: kérte, kerté, and kertté

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛrtə/, [ˈkʰæɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun

kerte c (singular definite kerten, plural indefinite kerter)

  1. candle (light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin)
  2. taper (slender wax candle)

Inflection
Declension of kerte
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kerte kerten kerter kerterne
genitive kertes kertens kerters kerternes
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.