lanterne

lanterne

See also: lanterné and lantèrne

Danish

Noun

lanterne c (singular definite lanternen, plural indefinite lanterner)

1. lantern

Declension

Declension of lanterne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lanterne	lanternen	lanterner	lanternerne
genitive	lanternes	lanternens	lanterners	lanternernes

Further reading

• “lanterne” in Den Danske Ordbog

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French

Etymology

From Old French lanterne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.tɛʁn/

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Noun

lanterne f (plural lanternes)

1. lantern
2. street light

Derived terms

• prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

Descendants

• → Danish: lanterne
• → Dutch: lantaarn
• → Norwegian: lanterne
• → Romanian: lanternă
• → Swedish: lanterna

Verb

lanterne

1. inflection of lanterner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lanterne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

lanterne f

1. plural of lanterna

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• launterne, lantren, lantern
• (influenced by alternative Latin lāterna) laterne

Etymology

From Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlantərn(ə)/

Noun

lanterne (plural lanternes)

1. A lantern or lamp.
2. (figurative) An inspiration; guidance.
3. (figurative) An example.

Descendants

• English: lantern
  • → Irish: laindéar
  • → Hindi: लालटेन (lālṭen)
  • → Malay: lentera
    • Indonesian: lentera
  • → Telugu: లాంతరు (lāntaru)
• Scots: lantern

References

• “lantern(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), via Latin lanterna and French lanterne.

Noun

lanterne f or m (definite singular lanterna or lanternen, indefinite plural lanterner, definite plural lanternene)

1. a lantern
2. (nautical, aviation) a navigation light

References

• “lanterne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), via Latin lanterna and French lanterne.

Noun

lanterne f (definite singular lanterna, indefinite plural lanterner, definite plural lanternene)

1. a lantern
2. (nautical, aviation) a navigation light

References

• “lanterne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin lanterna.

Noun

lanterne f (oblique plural lanternes, nominative singular lanterne, nominative plural lanternes)

1. lantern (box containing fire to provide light)

Synonyms

• lanpe

Descendants

• French: lanterne
  • → Danish: lanterne
  • → Dutch: lantaarn
  • → Norwegian: lanterne
  • → Romanian: lanternă
  • → Swedish: lanterna
• Norman: lantèrne
• Walloon: lantiene
• → Middle English: lanterne, launterne, lantren, lantern
  • English: lantern
    • → Irish: laindéar
    • → Hindi: लालटेन (lālṭen)
    • → Malay: lentera
      • Indonesian: lentera
    • → Telugu: లాంతరు (lāntaru)
  • Scots: lantern