"cierge" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sjɛʁʒ/ Forms: cierges [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French cierge, cirge, from Latin cereus (“waxy”), from cera (“wax”). The French word has an irregular development, possibly due to its contact with liturgical Latin or perhaps influence from vierge. Compare Dalmatian cir and Italian cero. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from translingual Cereus, from the same etymon of Latin cereus (“waxy, waxen”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|cierge|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cierge, {{inh+|fr|fro|cierge}} Inherited from Old French cierge, {{inh|fr|la|cereus||waxy}} Latin cereus (“waxy”), {{cog|dlm|cir}} Dalmatian cir, {{cog|it|cero}} Italian cero, {{semantic loan|fr|mul|Cereus|nocap=1}} semantic loan from translingual Cereus, {{der|fr|la|cereus|t=waxy, waxen}} Latin cereus (“waxy, waxen”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cierge m (plural cierges)
  1. (religion) cierge (wax candle used in religious rites) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cierge-fr-noun-gJZBEkLW Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (botany) cereus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cierge-fr-noun-LnaSt-q2 Categories (other): Botany, Pages with 2 entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 6 43 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arriver à la fumée des cierges

Inflected forms

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