English Online Dictionary. What means lamp? What does lamp mean?
English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lămp, IPA(key): /læmp/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [lɛəmp], [leəmp], [lɛːmp]
- Rhymes: -æmp
Noun
lamp (plural lamps)
- A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:light source
Derived terms
Descendants
- Tok Pisin: lam
- → Korean: 램프 (raempeu)
Translations
Verb
lamp (third-person singular simple present lamps, present participle lamping, simple past and past participle lamped)
- (UK, slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
- (UK, Ireland) To hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
- Synonyms: (North America) jacklight, spotlight
- (slang, US) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
- To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.
References
- “lamp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- MPLA, Palm, palm
Afrikaans
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /lamp/
Noun
lamp (plural lampe, diminutive lampje)
- lamp
Cimbrian
Etymology
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
lamp n (plural lémper, diminutive lèmple)
- (Sette Comuni) lamb
References
- “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
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /lɑmp/
- Hyphenation: lamp
- Rhymes: -ɑmp
Noun
lamp f (plural lampen, diminutive lampje n)
- lamp
- (electronics, informal) vacuum tube, thermionic valve
- Synonyms: radiolamp, buis, elektronenbuis, radiobuis
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lamp
- Berbice Creole Dutch: lampu
- Jersey Dutch: lāmp
- Negerhollands: lamp
- → Japanese: ランプ (ranpu)
- → Malay: lampu
- Indonesian: lampu
- → Petjo: lampoe
- Indonesian: lampu
- → Papiamentu: lampi
- → Sranan Tongo: lampu
- → Arawak: lampu
- → Caribbean Hindustani: lamphu
- → Galibi Carib: lampu
- → Trió: rama
Anagrams
- palm
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German lampe or German Lampe.
Noun
lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi)
- lamp
Declension
Derived terms
- lambivari
Descendants
- → Ingrian: lamppi
Adjective
lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi, comparative lambim, superlative kõige lambim)
- (colloquial) random
- See on mingi lamp vend.
- He's some random dude.
- See on mingi lamp vend.
Declension
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare lame (“flat”), lamama (“to lay down”).
Adjective
lamp (genitive lambi, partitive lampi, comparative lambim, superlative kõige lambim)
- flat (as in flat-footed)
- Joosepil on lampis jalad.
- Joosep has flat feet.
- Joosepil on lampis jalad.
Usage notes
Mostly used in the context of flat feet.
Declension
Middle English
Noun
lamp
- Alternative form of laumpe
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑmp/
Verb
lamp
- first/third-person singular present of limpan
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lamp/
- Rhymes: -amp
- Syllabification: lamp
Noun
lamp
- genitive plural of lampa
Scots
Verb
lamp (third-person singular simple present lamps, present participle lampin, simple past lampt, past participle lampt)
- (intransitive) To run wild; to scamper.
- (intransitive) To go jauntily.
Veps
Etymology
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Noun
lamp
- lamp
Inflection
Derived terms
- avtolamp
- jauglamp
- lagilamp
- seinlamp
- lampankatuz
References
- 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
Etymology
English lamp
Noun
lamp m or f (plural lampau, not mutable)
- lamp
Synonyms
- llusern
Further reading
- 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