moonlight

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

The light reflected from the Moon.

Verb

1. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.
2. (broadly) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
3. (broadly) To perform a secondary function substantially different from its supposed primary function, as in protein moonlighting.
4. (British, dated) To carry out undeclared work.

Conceptes

clar de lluna

llum de la lluna

llum de lluna

Sinònims

moonshine

moonbeam

moon

🌔

Moon

🌔

moonbeams

gloaming

moonlit

moonstone

nocturnal

shine

twilight

shine brightly

golden waves

calendula

moon’s rays

effulgence

firelight

full moon

🌕

gleam

Traduccions

clair de lune

Mondlicht

Mondschein

chiaro di luna

luz de la luna

luar

σεληνόφωτο

mehtap

φεγγαρόφωτο

ay ışığı

luce lunare

claro de luna

lume di luna

claire de lune

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: monelight

Heretat de anglès antic: mōnan lēoht

Cognat amb escocès: munelicht

Cognat amb frisó occidental: moanneljocht

Cognat amb neerlandès: maanlicht

Cognat amb alemany: Mondlicht

In summary

From Middle English monelight, from Old English mōnan lēoht (“moonlight”, literally “moon's light, light of the moon”). Equivalent to moon + light. Cognate with Scots munelicht ~ muinlicht, West Frisian moanneljocht, Dutch maanlicht, German Mondlicht.