antenne
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch antenne, from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈantɛn.nə/
- Hyphenation: anten‧ne
Noun
antenne (plural antennes)
- aerial
- antenna
Derived terms
- antenneaanslui
- antennekring
- antennemas
- antenneraam
- antennestoomkring
- antennetoring
- antenneverbindings
- antennewen
Danish
Noun
antenne c (singular definite antennen, plural indefinite antenner)
- (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
- an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | antenne | antennen | antenner | antennerne |
| genitive | antennes | antennens | antenners | antennernes |
Derived terms
- parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)
References
- “antenne” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈtɛ.nə/
antenne (file) - Hyphenation: an‧ten‧ne
Noun
antenne f (plural antennes or antennen, diminutive antennetje n)
- antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect)
- antenna (device to receive or transmit radio signals)
Derived terms
- antenneaansluiting
- antennekabel
- radioantenne
- schotelantenne
- televisieantenne
- tv-antenne
French
Etymology
From Middle French antenne, from Old French antaine, borrowed from Latin antemna or antenna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tɛn/
antenne (file)
Noun
antenne f (plural antennes)
- (nautical) a yard supporting a lateen sail. [from 12th c.]
- (entomology) antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect) [from 15th c.]
- antenna (equipment to pick up an electrical signal)
- branch, outlet
Derived terms
- à l'antenne
- antenne de police
- avoir des antennes
Descendants
- → Romanian: antenă
- → Turkish: anten
Further reading
- “antenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
antenne f
- plural of antenna
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Latin antenna.
Noun
antenne f or m (definite singular antenna or antennen, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)
- (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
- an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)
Derived terms
- parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)
Etymology 2
an- + tenne; from German anzünden
Verb
antenne (imperative antenn, present tense antenner, passive antennes, simple past antente, past participle antent, present participle antennende)
- to ignite, set fire to (something)
Derived terms
- selvantenne
References
- “antenne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin antenna.
Noun
antenne f (definite singular antenna, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)
- (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
- an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)
Derived terms
- parabolantenne (transmitting and/or receiving device)
References
- “antenne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.