antenne

See also: Antenne

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch antenne, from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈantɛn.nə/
• Hyphenation: anten‧ne

Noun

antenne (plural antennes)

1. aerial
2. antenna

Derived terms

• antenneaanslui
• antennekring
• antennemas
• antenneraam
• antennestoomkring
• antennetoring
• antenneverbindings
• antennewen

 

Danish

Noun

antenne c (singular definite antennen, plural indefinite antenner)

1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Inflection

Declension of antenne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	antenne	antennen	antenner	antennerne
genitive	antennes	antennens	antenners	antennernes

Derived terms

• parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)

References

• “antenne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑnˈtɛ.nə/

• antenne

  (file)

• Hyphenation: an‧ten‧ne

Noun

antenne f (plural antennes or antennen, diminutive antennetje n)

1. antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect)
2. antenna (device to receive or transmit radio signals)

Derived terms

• antenneaansluiting
• antennekabel
• radioantenne
• schotelantenne
• televisieantenne
• tv-antenne

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French antenne, from Old French antaine, borrowed from Latin antemna or antenna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tɛn/

• antenne

  (file)

Noun

antenne f (plural antennes)

1. (nautical) a yard supporting a lateen sail. [from 12th c.]
2. (entomology) antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect) [from 15th c.]
3. antenna (equipment to pick up an electrical signal)
4. branch, outlet

Derived terms

• à l'antenne
• antenne de police
• avoir des antennes

 

Descendants

• → Romanian: antenă
• → Turkish: anten

Further reading

• “antenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

antenne f

1. plural of antenna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin antenna.

Noun

antenne f or m (definite singular antenna or antennen, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)

1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Derived terms

• parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Etymology 2

an- +‎ tenne; from German anzünden

Verb

antenne (imperative antenn, present tense antenner, passive antennes, simple past antente, past participle antent, present participle antennende)

1. to ignite, set fire to (something)

Derived terms

• selvantenne

References

• “antenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin antenna.

Noun

antenne f (definite singular antenna, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)

1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Derived terms

• parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)

References

• “antenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.