lont

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lont.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔnt/

• Audio:

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Noun

lont (plural lonte, diminutive lontjie)

1. fuse

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lont
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Noun

lont f (plural lonten, diminutive lontje n)

1. fuse (for explosive device)
2. wick (of candle, lamp, etc.)

   Synonyms: lemmet, pit, wiek

Derived terms

• een kort lontje hebben
• kaarslont
• lontgeweer
• lontroer
• lont ruiken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lont
• → West Frisian: lont

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lunte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔnt
• Syllabification: lont
• Homophone: ląd

Noun

lont m inan (diminutive loncik)

1. fuse (used to light an artillery gun, explosive charge, etc.)

Declension

Declension of lont

	singular	plural
nominative	lont	lonty
genitive	lontu	lontów
dative	lontowi	lontom
accusative	lont	lonty
instrumental	lontem	lontami
locative	loncie	lontach
vocative	loncie	lonty

Derived terms

adjective

• lontowy

 

nouns

• lontowniczka
• lontówka

 

Further reading

• lont in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lont in Polish dictionaries at PWN