Zwielicht
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of German Low German Tweelicht, from Middle Low German twêlicht, equivalent to zwie- + Licht. Compare Dutch tweelicht, English twilight.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zwielicht n (strong, genitive Zwielichtes or Zwielichts, no plural)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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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