Lünette

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyˈnɛtə/

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• Hyphenation: Lü‧net‧te

Noun

Lünette f (genitive Lünette, plural Lünetten)

1. bezel (rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object)

   Synonym: Fassung

2. lunette (small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape; crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door)

Declension

Declension of Lünette [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lünette	die	Lünetten
genitive	einer	der	Lünette	der	Lünetten
dative	einer	der	Lünette	den	Lünetten
accusative	eine	die	Lünette	die	Lünetten

Further reading

• “Lünette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lünette” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Lünette” in Duden online
• Lünette on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de