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German
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
Licht n (strong, genitive Lichtes or Lichts, plural Lichter or Lichte, diminutive Lichtchen n or Lichtlein n)
- light
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 53:
Öllämpchen brannte niemand mehr. Zuerst waren sie durch Petroleum und Gas ersetzt worden, dann war die Elektrizität gekommen, vor deren Helligkeit jedes andere Licht als kärglicher Notbehelf erschien.- 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 First they had been replaced by kerosene and gas, then the electricity had come, the brightness of which made each other light look like a meager makeshift.
- (colloquial) candle
- (hunting) eye of game, especially ground game
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German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German licht, from Old Saxon lioht. Compare High German Licht, Dutch licht, English light.
Noun
Licht n (plural Lichten)
- light
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German lieht, from Old High German lioht.
Pronunciation
Noun
Licht n (plural Lichter, diminutive Lichtche)
- light
Derived terms
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German lieht, from Old High German lioht. Compare German Licht, Dutch licht, English light.
Noun
Licht n (plural Lichder)
- light
- lamp, candle