linter

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) tank, tub, trough, vat, washtub
2. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) small, lightweight boat, skiff, canoe, wherry

Concepts

boat

⛵

Synonyms

cymba

cumba

navis

🚢

scapha

navigium

paro

alveus

puppis

Translations

barco

⛵

bote

⛵

Boot

⛵

bateau

boot

⛵

قارب

barca

⛵

embarcació

⛵

’plio

bot

ka’ravi

barque

زورق

⛵

λέμβος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈlɪn.tɛr]

Etymology

The form lunter is thought to be older. Compare Ancient Greek λιντήρ (lintḗr). Traditionally said to derive from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to wash”) (more at pluit (“it rains”)) and to be related to Ancient Greek πλυντήρ (pluntḗr), but the loss of the p is unexplained.