moonlight

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

chiaro di luna

luce lunare

lume di luna

avere un secondo lavoro

fare un lavoro extra

aureola lunare

nembo lunare

luce della luna

sinonimi

moonshine

moonbeam

moon

🌔

Moon

🌔

moonbeams

gloaming

moonlit

moonstone

nocturnal

shine

twilight

shine brightly

golden waves

calendula

moon’s rays

effulgence

firelight

full moon

🌕

gleam

Traduzioni

clair de lune

Mondlicht

Mondschein

luz de la luna

luar

mehtap

φεγγαρόφωτο

σεληνόφωτο

ay ışığı

maanlicht

claro de luna

ضوء القمر

claire de lune

قمر

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: monelight

Ereditato da inglese antico: mōnan lēoht

Affine scozzese: munelicht

Affine frisone occidentale: moanneljocht

Affine olandese: maanlicht

Affine tedesco: 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.