Lunte

See also: lunte

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊntə/
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Noun

Lunte f (genitive Lunte, plural Lunten)

  1. (cord that conveys the fire to some explosive device) fuse
    Synonym: Zündschnur
  2. (a proto-yarn, an intermediate stage in automated spinning) attenuated and slightly twisted roving. See de:Wikipedia:Spinnen (Garn) and de:Wikipedia:Roving (Vorgarn)
    Synonym: Vorgarn

Declension
Declension of Lunte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lunte die Lunten
genitive einer der Lunte der Lunten
dative einer der Lunte den Lunten
accusative eine die Lunte die Lunten

Derived terms
  • die Lunte ans Pulverfass legen
  • Lunte gerochen haben
  • Lunte riechen
  • Luntenspieß

Further reading
  • “Lunte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lunte” in Duden online
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