Feminine

Glühbirne

light bulb (lamp consisting of a glass bulb with a heated filament, or similar lighting article)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

biire

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə/
Etymology

glühen (“to glow”) + Birne (“pear”), due to the pear-like shape of (older) light bulbs.

Leuchtkörper

Glasteil einer Glühbirne

Glühfadenlampe

Glühlicht

żarówka

λάμπα

ηλεκτρική λυχνία

ηλεκτρική λάμπα

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