Feminine
Ampel
- (feminine) traffic light
- (German, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine, informal) ellipsis of Ampelkoalition
- (feminine) ceiling lamp (lamp which hangs from the ceiling)
- (feminine) container (e.g. for a plant) which hangs from the ceiling
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔampl̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German ampel, ampolle, ampulle, from Old High German ampla, ampulla (“vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *ampullā (“flask, cruse”). The sense development was vessel → hanging lamp (in or shaped like a vessel) → traffic light. Doublet of Ampulle.
hanging lamp
hanging planter
traffic lamp
traffic light coalition
Lichtzeichenanlage
Lichtsignalanlage
Zeichenträger
Petroleumlampe
Petroleumleuchte
Signalmast
Verkehrslichtsignalanlage
ewiges Licht
Fußgängerschutzanlage
Funzel
Hängeleuchte
semáforo
semaforo
semáforo
semàfor
hanglamp
feu de signalisation
φανάρι sygnalizacja świetlna
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