Lamp

lamp English Proper noun s en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Lamp is the 8209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4042 individuals. Lamp is most common among White (94.36%) individuals. Anagrams en almp Palm palm APML MPLA Hunsrik Pronunciation Noun f Lampe Lempche lamp Further reading Limburgish Pronunciation li /lamp/ li amp 1 Etymology 1 li ine-pro *h₁el- From li gmw-pro *lamb, from li gem-pro *lambaz, from li ine-pro *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos. Alternative forms li lamp lamb Veldeke li Lam rhedok newer realisation li Lǫmp rhedok other variant Noun n Lame̩r Läme̩r Lämke̩ Lämpke̩ li rhedok various dialects lamb, the young of a sheep li metonymy The meat produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat li Lamsvleisch Usage notes The word has lost the final -p in many dialects, though it is often retained in compound terms. A number of dialects (mostly rural) still retain the final -p as well. Some dialects, instead of using this word, use the diminutive of li Schǫǫp sheep to refer to a lamb. Etymology 2 li ine-pro *leh₂p- From li fro lampe, from li la lampas lamp; torch; lantern, from li grc λαμπάς torch; lamp, from grc λάμπω shine Alternative forms li lamp Veldeke li Lammp Eupen spelling Noun f Lämpke̩ li rhedok widespread lamp, light piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets li Pitschlamp; flashlight li Baby animals Meats Sheep Light sources