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lamp.

lamp

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑmp/

  1. lamp

    feminine
    Zet je de lamp aan?
    De lamp in de woonkamer is kapot.

  2. vacuum tube, thermionic valve

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

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”).

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