lamp

Betekenis (English)

1. (feminine) lamp
2. (feminine, informal) vacuum tube, thermionic valve

Synonyms

ampul

gloeilamp

lampje

peer

🍐

olielamp

blaar

blaasje

lantaarn

🏮

looplamp

zaklamp

🔦

licht

fakkel

toorts

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/lɑmp/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: lampe

In summary

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”).

Zinnen

Ik heb de lamp zelf in elkaar gestoken .

I put the lamp together myself.