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“lamp” in Latin
lucernaa lamp, an oil lamplychnuslight, lamp (hung from the ceiling)lŭcernŭlaa small lamplychnūchuslampstand, candlestick, chandelierPetrōniusof or pertaining to the gens PetroniaPhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)ellychniumlamp-wick
The English word lamp itself goes back to Latin lampas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lamp
lucerna; lychnus (☞ lampas, poetical): a little lamp, lucernula (late): a lamp-stand, lychnuchus: a lamp with two burners, lucerna bilychnis (Petronius): to put oil into a lamp, instillare oleum lumini (Cic.): to light a lamp, lucernam accendere (Phaedrus.): the wick of a lamp, lamp cotton, ellychnium (Plin.): lamp oil, *oleum quod in lumen, or in usum lumini*, uritur (after Verg., Aen., 7, 13; Tac., Ann., 15, 44, 4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lamp?
- The usual Latin words for “lamp” are lucerna, lychnus, lŭcernŭla; also lychnūchus, Petrōnius, Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.