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• ĭgnīt'
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• /ɪɡˈnaɪt/
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From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥gwnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

117 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ndez — to set fire to, to light
• Gheg Albanian: nez — to set fire to, to light
• Armenian: կրակ տալ (krak tal) — to set fire to, to light
• Armenian: վառել (vaṙel) — to set fire to, to light
• Basque: sutu — to set fire to, to light
• Bulgarian: паля (palja) — to set fire to, to light
• Bulgarian: запалвам (zapalvam) — to set fire to, to light
• Catalan: encendre — to set fire to, to light
• Chinese Mandarin: 點火 /点火 (diǎnhuǒ) — to set fire to, to light
• Chinese Mandarin: 點燃 /点燃 (diǎnrán) — to set fire to, to light
• Czech: vznítit — to set fire to, to light
• Dutch: aansteken — to set fire to, to light
• Dutch: ontsteken — to set fire to, to light
• Dutch: ontbranden — to set fire to, to light
• Esperanto: fajrigi — to set fire to, to light
• Esperanto: ekbruligi — to set fire to, to light
• Finnish: sytyttää — to set fire to, to light
• French: mettre le feu — to set fire to, to light
• French: allumer — to set fire to, to light
• German: zünden — to set fire to, to light
• German: anzünden — to set fire to, to light
• Greek: ανάβω (anávo) — to set fire to, to light
• Greek: πυρπολώ (pyrpoló) — to set fire to, to light
• Ancient Greek: αἴθω (aíthō) — to set fire to, to light
• Hebrew: הצית (hitsit) — to set fire to, to light
• Hebrew: הדליק — to set fire to, to light
• Hebrew: הבעיר (hiv'ir) — to set fire to, to light
• Hittite: 𒉿𒅈𒉡 — to set fire to, to light
• Ingrian: virittää — to set fire to, to light
• Ingrian: syttää — to set fire to, to light
• Ingrian: sytyttää — to set fire to, to light
• Irish: adhain — to set fire to, to light
• Italian: incendiare — to set fire to, to light
• Japanese: 火を点ける (hi o tsukeru) — to set fire to, to light
• Kazakh: тұтандыру (tūtandyru) — to set fire to, to light
• Khmer: បញ្ឆេះ (bɑɑbɑñcheh) — to set fire to, to light
• Korean: 불을 지르다 (bur-eul jireuda) — to set fire to, to light
• Korean: 점화(點火)하다 (jeomhwahada) — to set fire to, to light
• Ladin: tizé — to set fire to, to light
• Ladin: de fuech — to set fire to, to light
• Latin: incendō — to set fire to, to light
• Latin: ignio — to set fire to, to light
• Macedonian: запали (zapali) — to set fire to, to light
• Māori: whakakāpura — to set fire to, to light
• Marathi: पेटवणे (peṭavṇe) — to set fire to, to light
• Mongolian: асаах (asaax) — to set fire to, to light
• Mongolian: ноцоох (nocoox) — to set fire to, to light
• Old English: onǣlan — to set fire to, to light
• Polish: zapalić — to set fire to, to light
• Polish: zapalać — to set fire to, to light
• Portuguese: incendiar — to set fire to, to light
• Portuguese: acender — to set fire to, to light
• Romanian: aprinde — to set fire to, to light
• Romanian: da foc — to set fire to, to light
• Russian: зажига́ть (zažigátʹ) — to set fire to, to light
• Russian: заже́чь (zažéčʹ) — to set fire to, to light
• Russian: воспламеня́ть (vosplamenjátʹ) — to set fire to, to light
• Russian: воспламени́ть (vosplamenítʹ) — to set fire to, to light
• Sardinian: affoghizare — to set fire to, to light
• Spanish: encender — to set fire to, to light
• Spanish: incendiar — to set fire to, to light
• Spanish: ignicionar — to set fire to, to light
• Spanish: prender fuego a — to set fire to, to light
• Spanish: poner ignito — to set fire to, to light
• Swedish: tända — to set fire to, to light
• Vietnamese: đốt — to set fire to, to light
• Welsh: cynnau — to set fire to, to light
• Albanian: nxë — to trigger
• Gheg Albanian: nxa — to trigger
• Chinese Mandarin: 引燃 (yǐnrán) — to trigger
• Chinese Mandarin: 激發 /激发 (jīfā) — to trigger
• Finnish: sytyttää — to trigger
• French: déclencher — to trigger
• Greek: ενθουσιάζω (enthousiázo) — to trigger
• Hebrew: הדליק (hidlik) — to trigger
• Hebrew: הפעיל (hif'il) — to trigger
• Romanian: aprinde — to trigger
• Romanian: declanșa — to trigger
• Spanish: ignicionar — to trigger
• Spanish: encender — to trigger
• Swedish: tända — to trigger
• Albanian: ndizet — to commence burning
• Gheg Albanian: merr — to commence burning
• Bulgarian: запалвам се (zapalvam se) — to commence burning
• Bulgarian: възпламенявам се (vǎzplamenjavam se) — to commence burning
• Chinese Cantonese: 點火 /点火 (dim2 fo2) — to commence burning
• Chinese Cantonese: 著火 (zoek6 fo2) — to commence burning
• Chinese Mandarin: 點火 /点火 (diǎnhuǒ) — to commence burning
• Chinese Mandarin: 著火 (zháohuǒ) — to commence burning
• Finnish: syttyä — to commence burning
• Greek: ανάβω (anávo) — to commence burning
• Hebrew: התלקח (hitlakeakh) — to commence burning
• Hebrew: נדלק (nidlak) — to commence burning
• Ingrian: virittyä — to commence burning
• Ingrian: syttyä — to commence burning
• Irish: adhain — to commence burning
• Italian: accendersi — to commence burning
• Italian: prendere — to commence burning
• Italian: prendere fuoco — to commence burning
• Japanese: 発火する (hakkasuru) — to commence burning
• Japanese: 燃え出す (moedasu) — to commence burning
• Latin: ardēscō — to commence burning
• Māori: papahū — to commence burning
• Marathi: पेटणे (peṭṇe) — to commence burning
• Portuguese: acender — to commence burning
• Romanian: se aprinde — to commence burning
• Russian: воспламеня́ться (vosplamenjátʹsja) — to commence burning
• Russian: воспламени́ться (vosplamenítʹsja) — to commence burning
• Russian: загора́ть (zagorátʹ) — to commence burning
• Russian: загоре́ть (zagorétʹ) — to commence burning
• Spanish: ignicionarse — to commence burning
• Spanish: encenderse — to commence burning
• Spanish: prenderse fuego — to commence burning
• Spanish: ponerse ignito — to commence burning
• Venetan: inpiarse — to commence burning
• Venetan: inpiẑarse — to commence burning
• Venetan: inpisarse — to commence burning