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English

Etymology
lighten|light(e)n + -ing

Pronunciation
IPA: /�laɪt.nɪ�/
SAMPA: /<tt>"laIt.nIN</tt>/

Noun
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en-noun|uncountable, archaic plural lightnings

1. The flash of light caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge.
2. The discharge of atmospheric electrical charge itself.

#:That tree was hit by lightning.

Usage notes
bolt, flash, strike are some of the words used to count lightning.

Translations
trans-top|flash of light
Aramaic:
:Syriac: �ܪܩ� (barq�, barqo) m
:Hebrew: �רק� (barq�, barqo) m
Bosnian: munja#Bosnian|munja f
Caddo: k�haudí�n-un�
Cherokee: ������ (anagalisgi)
Cheyenne: évó�ho�ȧse�ha
Chinese: ��, �� (sh�n diàn)
Chortí: hihƥ
Croatian: munja f
Czech: blesk m
Dutch: bliksem m
Esperanto: fulmo
Egyptian: (ŧɵḥɵn)
Flathead: �esu�wéʧi�
Finnish: salama
French: éclair m
German: Blitz m
Guaraní: aratiri
Hebrew: �רק
Hungarian: villám
Icelandic: elding f
Indonesian: kilat, geledek, petir, halilintar
Interlingua: fulmine, fulgure
Italian: fulmine m, folgore m, saetta f, lampo m
Japanese: 稲妻 (����, inazuma), �� (����, raikou), � (����, kaminari)
Javanese: geledek
Kanza: galéleze
Klallam: ���m���mcín��
Korean: �� (beongae), 벼� (byeorag, -rak) (for stroke)
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Kurdish: KUchar|بر�سک��
Low Franconian: blikisni
Malayalam: മിന�നല�� (minnal)
Mohawk: tewennine�karahwanyon�s
Norwegian: lynglimt, blink
Ojibwe: w�samowag animikīg
Old Church Slavonic: бли�к� (bliskŭ) m
Old Czech: blesk m
Old High German: blic
Old Norse: leiptr
Old Saxon: bliksmo
Papago: wepgih
Polish: b�yskawica f, piorun m
Portuguese: relâmpago m
Russian: молни�|мо�лни� (mólnija) f
Scottish Gaelic: dealanach m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: м��а#Serbian|м��а f
:Roman: munja#Serbian|munja f, bljesak m
Seri: æ�mxʷ; i�����o� inóɸtx
Slovak: blesk m, hrom m
Slovene: blisk m
Spanish: relámpago m, rayo m
Swedish: blixt
Telugu: మ�ర�ప� (merupu)
Thracian: zbel
Tocharian A: wasir
Tocharian B: wasir
Tupinambá: tupã beraba
Welsh: mellt, mellten = 'flash of lightning', lluched
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Derived terms
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ball lightning
Jewish lightning
greased lightning
lightning bug
lightning bolt
lightning conductor
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lightning detector
lightning fast
lightning rod
lightning round
lightning strike
sheet lightning
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Related terms

thunder

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• 2007-10-12 16:52 - Algrif - Usage notes

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