haarakynttilä

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Finnish

haarakynttilä

Etymology

haara (branch, fork) +‎ kynttilä (candle)

Pronunciation

Noun

haarakynttilä

  1. A type of candle which has more than one, typically two to five, branches supported by a common stem in the manner of a candelabrum; this type of candle seems to originate from Sweden, where it is called grenljus; in English they might be called "branched candle" but there's no established term for them.

Declension

Possessive forms of haarakynttilä (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)