Masculine
Blitz
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) a bolt of lightning
- (masculine,strong) flash
Concepts
flash of lightning
lightning speed
streak of lightning
flint fire
hidden treasure
Synonyms
Blitzstrahl
Radspeiche
Aufleuchten
verborgener Schatz
aufflackern
Lichtblitz
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/blɪts/
Etymology
From Middle High German blitze (“lightning”), from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, whence English bleak and bleach. Cognates: See also Old Saxon bliksmo (“lightning”), Old English blæcern (“candlestick”), Dutch bliksem, Ancient Greek φλέγω (phlégō, “to burn, blaze”), Sanskrit भ्राज (bhrāja, “to radiate, sparkle”), Latin fulgur (“lightning”).
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