Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cierge

/siˈɛɹʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cierge
IPA: /siˈɛɹʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wax candle used in religious rites.

Example Sentences

"The fire was lighted in the drawing-room, and in the soft obscurity Toppie with her high golden head looked like a tall white lighted cierge; a Christmas cierge in a votive chapel of a great cathedral; for though so sweet, so almost gay, the background to Toppie's gaiety was something dedicated and remote."

Etymology

From earlier cerge, from Middle English serge, cerge, from Old French cierge, cerge from Latin cereus (“waxy”), from cera (“wax”). The current pronunciation is learnedly taken from modern French cierge (with varying degrees of nativisation).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: serge, cierge, cereus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪɹd͡ʒ/
British English: /sɪə̯dʒ/

Inflected Forms

cierges (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cierge?: The recorded pronunciation is /siˈɛɹʒ/.
What does cierge mean?: A wax candle used in religious rites.
Where does cierge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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