Lunte

See also: lunte

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʊntə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Lunte f (genitive Lunte, plural Lunten)

1. (cord that conveys the fire to some explosive device) fuse

   Synonym: Zündschnur

2. (a proto-yarn, an intermediate stage in automated spinning) attenuated and slightly twisted roving. See de:Wikipedia:Spinnen (Garn) and de:Wikipedia:Roving (Vorgarn)

   Synonym: Vorgarn

Declension

Declension of Lunte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lunte	die	Lunten
genitive	einer	der	Lunte	der	Lunten
dative	einer	der	Lunte	den	Lunten
accusative	eine	die	Lunte	die	Lunten

Derived terms

• die Lunte ans Pulverfass legen
• Lunte gerochen haben
• Lunte riechen
• Luntenspieß

 

Further reading

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