candea

Galician

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

Galician candea

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea, from Latin candēla. Doublet of candil.

Cognate with Portuguese candeia and Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdea/ [kɑn̪ˈd̪e.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Hyphenation: can‧de‧a

Noun

candea f (plural candeas)

1. candle

   Synonym: estadal

2. catkin

   Synonym: amento

3. tassel (of corn)
4. icicle

   Synonyms: carambelo, carambo, caramelo

Derived terms

• candeolo

Related terms

• candeeiro
• candelabro
• Candeloria
• candil

See also

• candela
• cirio

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “candea”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “candea”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “candea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cãdea, camdea

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

Inherited from Latin candēla. Cognate with Old English candel, Old French chandoile and Old Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.ˈde.a/

Noun

candea f (plural candeas)

1. candle, votive candle
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 8 (facsimile):

     Eſta oitaua é como ſ(ant)a maria fez en rocamador decẽder vã cãdea na uiola do iograr q̇ cãtaua entela.

     This eighth [song] is [about] how Holy Mary made, in Rocamadour, a candle descend to the fiddle of a minstrel who was singing before Her.

Derived terms

• candeeiro
• candeo

Descendants

• Galician: candea
• Portuguese: candeia (see there for further descendants)

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “candea”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2025), “candeia”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2025), “candea”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “candea”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega