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noorderlicht
a word from vocabulary
Dutch
by
Nicoline van der Sijs
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Word form
noorderlicht
LWT meaning(s)
the arctic lights
Paraphrase in dutch
verschijnsel aan de noordelijke hemel
Grammatical info
noun
Analyzability
analyzable compound
Gloss
noord-er-licht [north-CONN-light]
Age
1736 [12] (1736–1736)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
5. no evidence for borrowing
Source words
aurora borealis
'noorderlicht'
Latin
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Medical and scientific Latin influence [12]
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