| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kaːrs/ |
| Hyphenation | kaars |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | kaarsen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| kaarsje | kaarsjes |
| Afrikaans | kers |
|---|---|
| Catalan | candela; espelma |
| English | candle |
| Esperanto | kandelo |
| German | Kerze |
| Greek | κερί |
| Jamaican Patois | kyanggl |
| Papiamento | bela |
| Polish | świeca |
| Scots | caunle |
| Spanish | bujía; vela |
| Tagalog | kandilà |
| Welsh | cannwyll |