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Adjective

lanterna ‎(accusative singular lanternan, plural lanternaj, accusative plural lanternajn)

1. of or related to lanterns

Related terms

• lanterno ‎(“lantern”)

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lanternas, lanternât

Verb

lanterna

1. third-person singular past historic of lanterner

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lanterna.

Noun

lanterna f ‎(plural lanterne)

1. lantern (all senses)
2. lighthouse

Derived terms

• lanterna magica ‎(“magic lantern”)

Latin

lanterna (a lantern)

Alternative forms

• lāterna

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ ‎(lamptḗr), from λάμπω ‎(lámpō, “to shine”), with influence from lucerna.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /lanˈter.na/

Noun

lanterna f ‎(genitive lanternae); first declension

1. lantern, lamp
2. torch

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (lamp): lucerna

Derived terms

• lanternārius

Descendants

References

• lanterna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lanterna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LANTERNA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lanterna”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• lanterna in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lanterna in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lanternen

Noun

lanterna m, f

1. definite feminine singular of lanterne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lanterna f

1. definite singular of lanterne

Papiamentu

Noun

lanterna

1. lantern

Portuguese

lanterna

Etymology

From Latin lanterna ‎(“lantern; lamp”), corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ ‎(lamptḗr, “torch”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.ˈtɛɻ.na/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃.ˈtɛɾ.nɐ/

Noun

lanterna f (plural lanternas)

1. flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
2. lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
3. headlight (light in front of a vehicle)
4. lamp of a lighthouse
5. (architecture) roof lantern (type of cupola)
6. (Brazil, slang) the last place in a competition

lanterna m f (plural lanternas)

1. (Brazil, slang) the contestant in the last place of a competition

Synonyms

• (lantern): candeeiro, lâmpada, lampião
• (headlight): farol (Brazil)
• (last place): último lugar
• (contestant in the last place): lanterninha, último colocado

Antonyms

• (last place): primeiro lugar
• (contestant in the last place): primeiro colocado

Hypernyms

• (roof lantern): claraboia, cúpula

Holonyms

• (lamp of a lighthouse): farol

Related terms

• lanterneiro
• lanternim
• lanterninha

Swedish

Noun

lanterna c

1. lantern

Declension