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lamp

/ˈlæmp/LAMP
/ˈlæmp/LAMP

Meaninga torch

Common meaning: a light

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√LAP‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 322, p. 741 · scan
  2. Latinlampassource
  3. Old Frenchlampe‘a lampe’source
  4. Middle Englishlampesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa lampe → a lightlamp‘a light’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin lampas ‘a torch’.

Roots

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