Låmpn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German lampe, from Old French lampe, from Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “lamp or flambeau”), from λάμπω (lámpō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔmb̥ːɱ̩/
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒ̃mb̥ːɱ̩/ (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

Noun

Låmpn f (plural Låmpn, diminutive Lampl or Lamperl)

  1. lamp, light (piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)
  2. bulb, light bulb (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament or an article that resembles such a bulb)
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