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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lygte.

torch, flashlight

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈløɡ̊d̥ə]

  1. torch, flashlight

    common-gender

  2. headlight, rear light (of a car)

    common-gender

  3. street lamp

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lyktæ, borrowed from Middle Low German lūchte, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijô, cognate with German Leuchte. Derived from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (“light”), cf. English light and German Licht.

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