Zwielicht

German

Etymology

Calque of German Low German Tweelicht, from Middle Low German twêlicht, equivalent to zwie- +‎ Licht. Compare Dutch tweelicht, English twilight.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsviːˌlɪçt/
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Noun

Zwielicht n (strong, genitive Zwielichtes or Zwielichts, no plural)

twilight

Declension

Declension of Zwielicht [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zwielicht
genitive	eines	des	Zwielichtes, Zwielichts
dative	einem	dem	Zwielicht, Zwielichte¹
accusative	ein	das	Zwielicht

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

zwielichtig

Further reading

“Zwielicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zwielicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Zwielicht” in Duden online
Zwielicht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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