Lünette
German, noun/lyˈnɛtə/
Lünette is spelled L-Ü-N-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lünette is a German feminine noun meaning “bezel (rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bogenfeld über Türen und Fenstern”.
What does Lünette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebezel (rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object)
- 2
femininelunette (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)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bogenfeld über Türen und Fenstern 2. Abstützvorrichtung bei langen Werkstücken 3. vorgelagertes Festungswerk 4. gestaltetes Bogenfeld
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lünette
- Lünetten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lünette?
- /lyˈnɛtə/
- [lyˈnɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lünette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lünette in German?
Lünette appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).