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das Licht

noun · /lɪçt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lieht (Middle German also līcht), from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom. Compare Dutch licht, English light.

Translation

  1. light neuter, strong

    1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 53

    Nobody burnt little oil lamps anymore. First they had been replaced by kerosene and gas, then the electricity had come, the brightness of which made each other light look like a meager makeshift.

    Könntest du bitte das Licht anmachen?

    Could you turn on the light, please?

    Könntest du bitte das Licht anmachen?

    Can you turn on the light, please?

  2. candle colloquial, neuter, strong
  3. eye of game, especially ground game neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Licht Lichter
Accusative Licht Lichter
Dative Licht Lichtern
Genitive Lichtes Lichter

licht

adj · /lɪçt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German liecht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Dutch licht, English light.

Translation

  1. light, bright (luminescent)
  2. light source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. unobstructed, clear

    Du hast da eine lichte Stelle.

    You have an almost bald spot.

Licht

noun ·

Translation

  1. die source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. light source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. lighting; illumination source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en