slagljus
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- spotlight, a sharp and well-defined (more or less sudden) light, defining the focus of attention
Etymology
Compound from Swedish slag (hit, kind, sort) + Swedish ljus (light)derived from German Schlaglicht.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Schlaglicht
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- laaki Finnish
- Schlaglicht German
- anslag Swedish
- blåljus Swedish
- genomslag Swedish
- handslag Swedish
- inslag Swedish
- klockslag Swedish
- ljus Swedish
- ljusblå Swedish
- ljuskrona Swedish
- mellanslag Swedish
- omslag Swedish
- sjöslag Swedish
- slag Swedish
- slagare Swedish
- slagfält Swedish
- slagruta Swedish
- slagrörd Swedish
- slagskepp Swedish
- slagskugga Swedish
- slagsmål Swedish
- slaguggla Swedish
- värmeljus Swedish
- slag Old Norse
- liūs, lius Old Swedish