antenne

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See also: 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)

  1. aerial
  2. antenna

Derived terms

Danish

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Noun

antenne c (singular definite antennen, plural indefinite antenner)

  1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
  2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Inflection

Declension of antenne
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative antenne antennen antenner antennerne
genitive antennes antennens antenners antennernes

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈtɛ.nə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧ten‧ne

Noun

antenne f (plural antennes or antennen, diminutive antennetje n)

  1. antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect)
  2. antenna (device to receive or transmit radio signals)

Derived terms

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French antenne, from Old French antaine, borrowed from Latin antemna or antenna.

Pronunciation

Noun

antenne f (plural antennes)

  1. (nautical) a yard supporting a lateen sail.
  2. (entomology) antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect)
  3. antenna (equipment to pick up an electrical signal)
  4. branch, outlet

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: antenă
  • → Turkish: anten

Further reading

Italian

Noun

antenne f

  1. plural of antenna

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Latin antenna.

Noun

antenne f or m (definite singular antenna or antennen, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)

  1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
  2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)
Derived terms

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)

  1. to ignite, set fire to (something)
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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Latin antenna.

Noun

antenne f (definite singular antenna, indefinite plural antenner, definite plural antennene)

  1. (zoology) an antenna (on an insect)
  2. an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)

Derived terms

References

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