moonlight

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

maanlicht

maneschijn

beunhazen

zwartwerken

Synoniemen

moonshine

moonbeam

moon

🌔

Moon

🌔

moonbeams

gloaming

moonlit

moonstone

nocturnal

shine

twilight

shine brightly

golden waves

calendula

moon’s rays

effulgence

firelight

full moon

🌕

gleam

Vertalingen

clair de lune

Mondlicht

Mondschein

chiaro di luna

luz de la luna

luar

φεγγαρόφωτο

σεληνόφωτο

ay ışığı

mehtap

claro de luna

lume di luna

luce lunare

ضوء القمر

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: monelight

Overgenomen van Oudengels: mōnan lēoht

Verwant aan Schots: munelicht

Verwant aan Fries: moanneljocht

Verwant aan Nederlands: maanlicht

Verwant aan Duits: 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.