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/

Noun

Zwielicht n (genitive Zwielichts or Zwielichtes, no plural)

twilight

Declension

Declension of Zwielicht (uncountable)

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

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

zwielichtig

Further reading

Zwielicht in Duden online

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.