der Blitz
noun · /blɪts/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German blitze (“lightning”), from Old High German blëcchazzen; compare English bleak and bleach. Synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from blitzen (“to flash”), see there for more. Cognates See also Old Saxon bliksmo (“lightning”), Old English blæcern (“candlestick”), Dutch bliksem, Ancient Greek φλέγω (phlégō, “to burn, blaze”), Sanskrit भ्राज (bhrāja, “to radiate, sparkle”), Latin fulgur (“lightning”).
Translation
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a bolt of lightning
masculine, strong
Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht.
A bolt of lightning lit the night.
Ich bin im Krankenhaus. Ich wurde vom Blitz getroffen.
I'm at the hospital. I got struck by lightning.
Der Blitz kommt vor dem Donner.
Lightning precedes thunder.
- flash masculine, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Blitz | Blitze |
| Accusative | Blitz | Blitze |
| Dative | Blitz | Blitzen |
| Genitive | Blitzes | Blitze |