lamp

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English lampe, from Old French lampe (lamp, light), from Latin lampas (torch, lamp, light), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp- (to shine). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė, Welsh llachar (bright). Replaced Middle English leohtfet, lihtfat (lamp, sconce, candlestick), from Old English lēohtfæt (lamp, lantern, torch, light, literally light-vat, light-vessel).

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Noun [edit]

lamp (plural lamps)

  1. A device that generates heat, light or other radiation
  2. A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination
  3. A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

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Verb [edit]

lamp (third-person singular simple present lamps, present participle lamping, simple past and past participle lamped)

  1. (slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
  2. to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
  3. (slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular

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Noun [edit]

lamp f (plural lampen, diminutive lampje)

  1. lamp

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Old English [edit]

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lamp

  1. first-person singular present of limpan
  2. third-person singular present of limpan

Welsh [edit]

Noun [edit]

lamp f (plural lampau

  1. lamp

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