lichtvat
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lichtvat, from Old Dutch liehtfat. Equivalent to licht (“light”) + vat (“vat, vessel”).
Noun
lichtvat n (plural lichtvaten, diminutive lichtvaatje n)
- (archaic, rare) lamp, lantern
- Stijn Streuvels, Dorpsgeheimen, 1904
- Die zeven lichtvaten moesten er de duisternis weren uit het dorpsmidden.
- The seven lanterns had to ward off the darkness from the village centre.
- Stijn Streuvels, Dorpsgeheimen, 1904
Middle Dutch
Inflection
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Descendants
- Dutch: lichtvat
Further reading
- “lichtvat”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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