lambic

English

Etymology

First attested as allambique; probably (via Belgian Dutch lambiek) from French alambic (“alembic”). Doublet of alembic and ambix.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlæm.bɪk/
• (gallicized) IPA^(key): /ˌlɑmˈbiːk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æmbɪk, -iːk
• Hyphenation: lam‧bic

Noun

lambic (plural lambics)

1. A mid-strength traditional Belgian/Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
   • 1990, Jean Guinard, Lambic‎^[1], Brewers Publications, →ISBN:

     Wooden casks serve a special role in the maturation of lambic by allowing a little oxygen to slowly contact the beer.

Translations

traditional Belgian beer

• Dutch: lambiek (nl) m
• Finnish: lambic, lambic-olut
• Russian: ламби́к (ru) m (lambík)

Anagrams

• cimbal

Finnish

Etymology

From English lambic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmbik/, [ˈlɑ̝mbik]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbik

Noun

lambic

1. lambic (Belgian beer)

Declension

Inflection of lambic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		lambic	lambicit
genitive		lambicin	lambicien
partitive		lambicia	lambiceja
illative		lambiciin	lambiceihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lambic	lambicit
accusative	nom.	lambic	lambicit
	gen.	lambicin
genitive		lambicin	lambicien
partitive		lambicia	lambiceja
inessive		lambicissa	lambiceissa
elative		lambicista	lambiceista
illative		lambiciin	lambiceihin
adessive		lambicilla	lambiceilla
ablative		lambicilta	lambiceilta
allative		lambicille	lambiceille
essive		lambicina	lambiceina
translative		lambiciksi	lambiceiksi
abessive		lambicitta	lambiceitta
instructive		—	lambicein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lambic (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambicini lambicini accusative nom. lambicini lambicini gen. lambicini genitive lambicini lambicieni partitive lambiciani lambicejani inessive lambicissani lambiceissani elative lambicistani lambiceistani illative lambiciini lambiceihini adessive lambicillani lambiceillani ablative lambiciltani lambiceiltani allative lambicilleni lambiceilleni essive lambicinani lambiceinani translative lambicikseni lambiceikseni abessive lambicittani lambiceittani instructive — — comitative — lambiceineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambicisi lambicisi accusative nom. lambicisi lambicisi gen. lambicisi genitive lambicisi lambiciesi partitive lambiciasi lambicejasi inessive lambicissasi lambiceissasi elative lambicistasi lambiceistasi illative lambiciisi lambiceihisi adessive lambicillasi lambiceillasi ablative lambiciltasi lambiceiltasi allative lambicillesi lambiceillesi essive lambicinasi lambiceinasi translative lambiciksesi lambiceiksesi abessive lambicittasi lambiceittasi instructive — — comitative — lambiceinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambicimme lambicimme accusative nom. lambicimme lambicimme gen. lambicimme genitive lambicimme lambiciemme partitive lambiciamme lambicejamme inessive lambicissamme lambiceissamme elative lambicistamme lambiceistamme illative lambiciimme lambiceihimme adessive lambicillamme lambiceillamme ablative lambiciltamme lambiceiltamme allative lambicillemme lambiceillemme essive lambicinamme lambiceinamme translative lambiciksemme lambiceiksemme abessive lambicittamme lambiceittamme instructive — — comitative — lambiceinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambicinne lambicinne accusative nom. lambicinne lambicinne gen. lambicinne genitive lambicinne lambicienne partitive lambicianne lambicejanne inessive lambicissanne lambiceissanne elative lambicistanne lambiceistanne illative lambiciinne lambiceihinne adessive lambicillanne lambiceillanne ablative lambiciltanne lambiceiltanne allative lambicillenne lambiceillenne essive lambicinanne lambiceinanne translative lambiciksenne lambiceiksenne abessive lambicittanne lambiceittanne instructive — — comitative — lambiceinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lambicinsa lambicinsa accusative nom. lambicinsa lambicinsa gen. lambicinsa genitive lambicinsa lambiciensa partitive lambiciaan lambiciansa lambicejaan lambicejansa inessive lambicissaan lambicissansa lambiceissaan lambiceissansa elative lambicistaan lambicistansa lambiceistaan lambiceistansa illative lambiciinsa lambiceihinsa adessive lambicillaan lambicillansa lambiceillaan lambiceillansa ablative lambiciltaan lambiciltansa lambiceiltaan lambiceiltansa allative lambicilleen lambicillensa lambiceilleen lambiceillensa essive lambicinaan lambicinansa lambiceinaan lambiceinansa translative lambicikseen lambiciksensa lambiceikseen lambiceiksensa abessive lambicittaan lambicittansa lambiceittaan lambiceittansa instructive — — comitative — lambiceineen lambiceinensa

Hypernyms

• spontaanikäymisolut

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Belgian Dutch lambiek, from French alambic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.bik/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

lambic m (plural lambics)

1. lambic

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λάμπικος (lámpikos).

Noun

lambic n (uncountable)

1. (dated) alembic

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	lambic	lambicul
genitive-dative	lambic	lambicului
vocative	lambicule

References

• lambic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN