kerte

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See also: kérte and kerté

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kerti, from Middle Low German kerte.

Pronunciation

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