Lampe
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lampe, from Latin lampada, from Latin lampas. Cognate with English lamp.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lampe f (genitive Lampe, plural Lampen, diminutive Lämpchen n or Lämplein n)
- lamp, light (piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)
- bulb, light bulb (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament or an article that resembles such a bulb) (Clipping of Glühlampe.)
- scut (from hunter jargon: a rabbit's tail)
Declension edit
Declension of Lampe [feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Lampe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lampe (Fabelfigur, Hase)” in Duden online
- “Lampe (Leuchtkörper, Leuchte)” in Duden online
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Noun edit
Lampe f