helllicht
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hell (“bright”) + licht (“bright, light, lit”). Often interpreted, however, as hell + -icht (as in Dickicht, etc.), for which reason the now nonstandard spelling hellicht remains current.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]helllicht (strong nominative masculine singular helllichter, not comparable)
- (chiefly attributive) bright (with daylight; of the sky or a time of day)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of helllicht (uncomparable)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “helllicht” in Duden online