Lunte

See also: lunte

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊntə/
  • (file)

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

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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