Added 9 October 2026
lamp
/ˈlæ̞mp/ noun
In Latin: lucerna, laterna Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lamp at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An artificial source of visible illumination.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs.
Origin
From Middle English laumpe, lampe, from Old French lampe (“lamp, light”), from Latin lampas (“torch, lamp, light”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Welsh llachar (“bright”). Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light-vat”).
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