Polyglot Dictionary

Blitzlicht

/ˈblɪtsˌlɪçt/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Blitzlichter

Meaning

  1. flash (camera)

    Built from Blitz (lightning) + Licht (light).

    • Das Blitzlicht blendete ihn.

      The flash dazzled him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Blitz lightning
  • Licht light

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

flash

flash is the French word for the same thing — both mean "flash (camera)."

Practice

1 What does Blitzlicht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ blendete ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Blitzlicht?

nouncompound

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