Canstick

/ˈkænstɪk/ noun

Definition

A candlestick; a stand or holder designed to hold a candle upright.

Etymology

From Middle English 'can' or 'candel' (candle) plus 'stick,' literally meaning a 'candle-stick,' which was eventually condensed or formed into this variant, though 'candlestick' became the standard form.

Kelly Says

While 'candlestick' won out in English, 'canstick' shows how language compression works—speakers naturally shorten and simplify compound words, and 'canstick' lost the race to become standard, surviving only in dialects and old texts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Canstick
Canstick
ARالعربية
عصا من علبة
ʕaṣā min ʕalaba
BNবাংলা
ক্যানের স্পু
kan-er spoo
CACatalà
canstick
kan-stick
CSČeština
tyčinka z plechovky
ty-činka z ple-cho-v-ky
DADansk
konservpinde
kon-serv-pin-de
DEDeutsch
Konservendose
kon-serv-en-do-se
ELΕλληνικά
καπάκι από κονσέρβα
ka-pa-ki apo kon-ser-va
ESEspañol
bastón de lata
bas-ton de la-ta
FAفارسی
لِیسه ی قوطی
li-se ye qoo-ti
FISuomi
purkkipuuki
purk-ki-puu-ki
FRFrançais
bâton de conserve
ba-ton de kon-serv
GUGU
canstick
kan-stick
HAHA
canstick
kan-stick
HEעברית
מקל מ konserv
ma-kel mi kon-serv
HIहिन्दी
कैन की छड़ी
kain ki chhadi
HUMagyar
konservbot
kon-serv-bot
IDBahasa Indonesia
tongkat kaleng
tong-kat ka-leng
IGIG
canstick
kan-stick
ITItaliano
bastone di latta
bas-to-ne di lat-ta
JA日本語
kan
KKKK
canstick
kan-stick
KMKM
canstick
kan-stick
KO한국어
kan
MRMR
canstick
kan-stick
MSBahasa Melayu
tongkat tin
tong-kat tin
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်စတစ်
kan-sit
NLNederlands
blikken stok
blick-en stok
NONorsk
konservpinne
kon-serv-pin-ne
PAPA
canstick
kan-stick
PLPolski
pałeczka z puszki
pa-le-chka z pu-sh-ki
PTPortuguês
bastão de lata
ba-stão de la-ta
RORomână
băț din cutie
ba-ț din ku-tie
RUРусский
палочка из банки
palo-chka iz ban-ki
SVSvenska
burkpinne
bork-pin-ne
SWKiswahili
fimbo laini
fim-bo la-ini
TAதமிழ்
பானை குச்சி
pa-nai ku-cchi
TEతెలుగు
కాంటీ స్టిక్
ka-anti stik
THไทย
ไม้บรรทัดจากกระป๋อง
mai bat-dat jak kra-pong
TLTL
kahoy mula sa lata
ka-hoy mu-la sa la-ta
TRTürkçe
konserve çubuğu
kon-ser-ve chu-bu-ğu
UKУкраїнська
паличку з банки
pa-lych-ku z ban-ki
URاردو
کان کا stick
kan ka stick
VITiếng Việt
cây gậy từ lon
kây gậy từ lon
YOYO
canstick
kan-stick
ZH中文
罐子
guànzi
ZUZU
canstick
kan-stick

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