LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

candēlābrum

candēlābrum n (genitive candēlābrī)
Classical[kan.deːˈɫaː.brũː]Ecclesiastical[kan.deˈlaː.brum]

Meaning

  1. branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecandēlābrumcandēlābra
genitivecandēlābrīcandēlābrōrum
dativecandēlābrōcandēlābrīs
accusativecandēlābrumcandēlābra
candēlābrōs
ablativecandēlābrōcandēlābrīs
vocativecandēlābrum
candēlābre		candēlābra

candēlābrum, i, n. (old form can-dēlāber, m., like arater for aratrum, acc. to Arn. 1, p. 36: candēlābrus, Petr. 75. 10.—
I. Acc.: candelabrum ardentem, Caecil. Com. Fragm. 111, ap. Non. p. 202, 16) [candela]: in quo figunt candelam candelabrum appellant, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 225; cf. id. L. L. 5, § 119 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 ib.; a candleslick, a branched candlestick, a chandelier, candelabrum, or also lamp-stand, light-stand, sometimes of exquisite workmanship, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183; 2, 4, 26, § 60; 2, 4, 28, §§ 64 and 65; Vitr. 7, 5, 3; Quint. 6, 3, 99; Plin. 34, 3, 6, § 11 al.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 727; Mart. 14, 43.

Origins

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 Latin -brum Latin candēlābrum From candēla (“candle”) + -brum.

Uncertain
  • Italiancandelabro
  • Sardiniancandelòbbru
  • Sardiniancandelòbburu
  • Sardiniancandelòrbu
  • Sardiniancandhelobbre
  • Sardiniancandhelobbru
  • Sardiniancannelobbru
  • Sassaresecanderabru
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancanelobre
  • Catalancandelobre
  • Frenchchandelier
  • Englishchandelierfrom French chandelier
Elsewhere
  • Englishcandelabrum
  • Frenchcandélabre
  • Portuguesecandelabro
  • Spanishcandelabro
  • Dutchkandelaar
  • Esperantokandelabro
  • Galiciancandelabro
  • Idokandelabro
  • Russianканделя́бр
  • Ukrainianканделя́бр
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancandelaio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCandelabrumCandelabrum (λυχνεῖον, λυχνίον, λύχνιον, λυχνία) was originally a candlestick, but was afterwards used to support lamps (whence also called lychnuchus…

Quick answers

What does candēlābrum mean in Latin?
candēlābrum, a noun, means “branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand”.
What is the genitive of candēlābrum?
The genitive singular is candēlābrī. candēlābrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce candēlābrum?
In classical Latin, [kan.deːˈɫaː.brũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kan.deˈlaː.brum].