moonlight

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

moonshine

moonbeam

moon

🌔

Moon

🌔

moonbeams

gloaming

moonlit

moonstone

nocturnal

shine

twilight

shine brightly

golden waves

calendula

moon’s rays

effulgence

firelight

full moon

🌕

gleam

Переводы

clair de lune

Mondlicht

Mondschein

chiaro di luna

luz de la luna

luar

mehtap

φεγγαρόφωτο

σεληνόφωτο

ay ışığı

luce lunare

lume di luna

maanlicht

claro de luna

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: monelight

Унаследовано от староанглийский: mōnan lēoht

Родственно шотландский: munelicht

Родственно западнофризский: moanneljocht

Родственно нидерландский: maanlicht

Родственно немецкий: 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.