Blaulicht

German

Etymology

blau +‎ Licht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaʊ̯ˌlɪçt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

Blaulicht n (strong, genitive Blaulichts or Blaulichtes, plural Blaulichter)

1. (slightly informal) flashing or rotating emergency light, usually on a vehicle

   Synonym: (officialese) Rundumkennleuchte

Usage notes

• Such lights are generally blue in German-speaking Europe, but if they happened to have another colour the term Blaulicht could still be used.
• Warning lights at roadworks and the like, which are typically yellow, are called Warnlicht or Warnlampe.

Declension

Declension of Blaulicht [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Blaulicht	die	Blaulichter
genitive	eines	des	Blaulichts, Blaulichtes	der	Blaulichter
dative	einem	dem	Blaulicht, Blaulichte1	den	Blaulichtern
accusative	ein	das	Blaulicht	die	Blaulichter

¹Now rare, see notes.