lamp

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English[edit]

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A desk lamp
A halogen lamp

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English laumpe, 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 *leh₂p- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Welsh llachar (“bright”). Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light container”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lamp (plural lamps)

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • Tok Pisin: lam
  • → Korean: 램프 (raempeu)

Translations[edit]

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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.
  4. To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch lamp, from Middle Dutch lampe, from Old French lampe, from Latin lampas (“lamp; torch; lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch; lamp”), from λάμπω (lámpō, “shine”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“glow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lamp (plural lampe, diminutive lampje)

  1. lamp

Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz. Cognate with German Lamm, Dutch lam, English lamb, Icelandic lamb.

Noun[edit]

lamp n (plural lémper, diminutive lèmple)

  1. (Sette Comuni) lamb

References[edit]

  • “lamp” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch lampe, from Old French lampe, from Latin lampas (“lamp; torch; lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch; lamp”), from λάμπω (lámpō, “shine”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“glow”).

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Noun[edit]

lamp f (plural lampen, diminutive lampje n)

  1. lamp
  2. (electronics, informal) vacuum tube, thermionic valve
    Synonyms: radiolamp, buis, elektronenbuis, radiobuis

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German lampe or German Lampe.

Noun[edit]

lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi)

  1. lamp
Declension[edit]
Declension of lamp (type riik)
singular plural
nominative lamp lambid
genitive lambi lampide
partitive lampi lampe / lampisid
illative lampi / lambisse lampidesse / lambesse
inessive lambis lampides / lambes
elative lambist lampidest / lambest
allative lambile lampidele / lambele
adessive lambil lampidel / lambel
ablative lambilt lampidelt / lambelt
translative lambiks lampideks / lambeks
terminative lambini lampideni
essive lambina lampidena
abessive lambita lampideta
comitative lambiga lampidega
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Descendants[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi)

  1. (colloquial) random
    See on mingi lamp vend.
    He's some random dude.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lamp (type riik)
singular plural
nominative lamp lambid
genitive lambi lampide
partitive lampi lampe / lampisid
illative lampi / lambisse lampidesse / lambesse
inessive lambis lampides / lambes
elative lambist lampidest / lambest
allative lambile lampidele / lambele
adessive lambil lampidel / lambel
ablative lambilt lampidelt / lambelt
translative lambiks lampideks / lambeks
terminative lambini lampideni
essive lambina lampidena
abessive lambita lampideta
comitative lambiga lampidega

Etymology 2[edit]

Onomatopoeic. Compare lame (“flat”), lamama (“to lay down”).

Adjective[edit]

lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi)

  1. flat (as in flat-footed)
    Joosepil on lampis jalad.
    Joosep has flat feet.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lamp (type riik)
singular plural
nominative lamp lambid
genitive lambi lampide
partitive lampi lampe / lampisid
illative lampi / lambisse lampidesse / lambesse
inessive lambis lampides / lambes
elative lambist lampidest / lambest
allative lambile lampidele / lambele
adessive lambil lampidel / lambel
ablative lambilt lampidelt / lambelt
translative lambiks lampideks / lambeks
terminative lambini lampideni
essive lambina lampidena
abessive lambita lampideta
comitative lambiga lampidega
Usage notes[edit]

Mostly used in the context of flat feet.

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lamp

  1. Alternative form of laumpe

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

lamp

  1. first/third-person singular present of limpan

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lamp

  1. genitive plural of lampa

Scots[edit]

Verb[edit]

lamp (third-person singular simple present lamps, present participle lampin, simple past lampt, past participle lampt)

  1. (intransitive) To run wild; to scamper.
  2. (intransitive) To go jauntily.

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

lamp

  1. lamp

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of lamp
nominative sing. lamp
genitive sing. lampan
partitive sing. lampad
partitive plur. lampoid
singular plural
nominative lamp lampad
accusative lampan lampad
genitive lampan lampoiden
partitive lampad lampoid
essive-instructive lampan lampoin
translative lampaks lampoikš
inessive lampas lampoiš
elative lampaspäi lampoišpäi
illative ? lampoihe
adessive lampal lampoil
ablative lampalpäi lampoilpäi
allative lampale lampoile
abessive lampata lampoita
comitative lampanke lampoidenke
prolative lampadme lampoidme
approximative I lampanno lampoidenno
approximative II lampannoks lampoidennoks
egressive lampannopäi lampoidennopäi
terminative I ? lampoihesai
terminative II lampalesai lampoilesai
terminative III lampassai —
additive I ? lampoihepäi
additive II lampalepäi lampoilepäi

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “лампа, светильник”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English lamp

Noun[edit]

lamp m or f (plural lampau, not mutable)

  1. lamp

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Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lamp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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