candeia

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.
Proto-Italic *kandēō
Latin candeō
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂
Proto-Italic *-ēlā
Latin -ēla
Latin candēla
Old Galician-Portuguese candea
Portuguese candeia

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”).[1][2] Doublet of the borrowed candela.

    Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
     

    • Rhymes: -ejɐ, -ɐjɐ
    • Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a

    Noun

    candeia f (plural candeias)

    2. (archaic) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
      Synonym: vela
    4. lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
      Synonyms: candeeiro, lampião
    6. any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark

    Descendants

    • Angolar: kandja
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kandia
    • Indo-Portuguese: candia
    • Kabuverdianu: kandiâ
    • Macanese: candia
    • Principense: kandya
    • Sãotomense: kandja
    • → Língua Geral Amazônica: kandea, kanea
      • Nheengatu: kandéa

    References

    1. ^ “candeia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ “candeia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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