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kerti

kerti

Hungarian

Nő kerti székben (Woman in a garden chair) by János Vaszary

Adjective

kerti (not comparable)

  1. garden-
    kerti szék - garden chair

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈcʰɛr̥tɪ]
    Rhymes: -ɛr̥tɪ

Noun

kerti n

  1. candle
  2. (automotive) spark plug

Declension

Derived terms


Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Perhaps derived from Middle Low German kartise, kartse (candle, torch). See also Latin cera and Old High German karza (wick).

Noun

kerti n

  1. wax candle, taper

Derived terms

  • kertahjálmr
  • kertastika

References

  • kerti in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "kerti" on page 239 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).