Oberlicht
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Oberlicht n (strong, genitive Oberlichtes or Oberlichts, plural Oberlichter or Oberlichte)
- (architecture) roof light, skylight (opening in the roof)
- Synonyms: Lichtband, Lichtkuppel, Lichtrasterdecke, Oberlichte
- (architecture) transom window
- Synonym: Kämpferfenster
Declension
Declension of Oberlicht
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Oberlicht | die | Oberlichter, Oberlichte |
| genitive | eines | des | Oberlichtes, Oberlichts | der | Oberlichter, Oberlichte |
| dative | einem | dem | Oberlicht, Oberlichte1 | den | Oberlichtern, Oberlichten |
| accusative | ein | das | Oberlicht | die | Oberlichter, Oberlichte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
Further reading
- “Oberlicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Oberlicht” in Duden online
- “Oberlicht”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Oberlicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon