weerlicht

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • wederlicht
  • weêrlicht (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wederlicht, a form of wederlijc modified by folk etymology. Cognate to German Wetterleuchten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːr.lɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: weer‧licht

Noun

weerlicht n (plural weerlichten, diminutive weerlichtje n)

  1. sheet lightning
  2. (dated) lightning (in general)

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: weer licht, wilik, we lik, werlik, weerligt
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