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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
канделя́бр • (kandeljábr) m inan (genitive канделя́бра, nominative plural канделя́бры, genitive plural канделя́бров)
- candelabrum, girandole
1906, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], “4”, in Штабс-капитан Рыбников; English translation from John Middleton Murry, transl., Captain Ribnikov, 1916:Им отвели́ большо́й, тё́плый кабине́т, кра́сный с зо́лотом, с то́лстым светло-зелё́ным ковро́м на полу́, с канделя́брами в угла́х и на столе́.- Im otvelí bolʹšój, tjóplyj kabinét, krásnyj s zólotom, s tólstym svetlo-zeljónym kovróm na polú, s kandeljábrami v ugláx i na stolé.
- A big, warm cabinet was given them, in red and gold with a thick, bright green carpet on the floor, with sconces in the corners and on the table.
1994, Nautilus Pompilius [Nautilus Pompilius] (lyrics and music), “Утро Полины [Utro Poliny]”, in Титаник:Па́льцы Поли́ны сло́вно све́чи в канделя́брах ноче́й,
Слё́зы Поли́ны преврати́лись в бесконе́чный руче́й.- Pálʹcy Políny slóvno svéči v kandeljábrax nočéj,
Sljózy Políny prevratílisʹ v beskonéčnyj ručéj. - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension