"candela" meaning in French

See candela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑ̃.de.la/ Audio: Fr-Paris--candela.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-candela.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-candela.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-candela.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: candelas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin candēla. Doublet of chandelle. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:candēla}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "shine, glitter; glow", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kend-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kandēō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "candeō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₁-lós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₁-léh₂", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ēlā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ēla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "candēla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "candela", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="candela">, {{bor+|fr|la|candēla}} Borrowed from Latin candēla, {{doublet|fr|chandelle}} Doublet of chandelle Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} candela f (plural candelas)
  1. candela (SI unit of luminous intensity) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-candela-fr-noun-ybqgJ~-5 Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon

Inflected forms

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