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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: weer‧licht
Noun
weerlicht n (plural weerlichten, diminutive weerlichtje n)
- sheet lightning
- (dated) lightning (in general)