helllicht
German
Alternative forms
- hellicht (superseded)
Etymology
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
Adjective
helllicht (strong nominative masculine singular helllichter, not comparable)
- (chiefly attributive) bright (with daylight; of the sky or a time of day)
Declension
Positive forms of helllicht (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “helllicht” in Duden online