Glühbirne

German

Etymology

glühen (“to glow”) +‎ Birne (“pear”), due to the pear-like shape of (older) light bulbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə/, [-ˌbɪʁnə], [-ˌbɪɐ̯nə]

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• Hyphenation: Glüh‧bir‧ne

Noun

Glühbirne f (genitive Glühbirne, plural Glühbirnen)

1. light bulb (lamp consisting of a glass bulb with a heated filament, or similar lighting article)

Declension

Declension of Glühbirne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Glühbirne	die	Glühbirnen
genitive	einer	der	Glühbirne	der	Glühbirnen
dative	einer	der	Glühbirne	den	Glühbirnen
accusative	eine	die	Glühbirne	die	Glühbirnen

Further reading

• “Glühbirne” in Duden online
• “Glühbirne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache