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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfulmine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ful-mi-ne
"Un fulmine improvviso tagliò l'aria."
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A flash of lightning; a bolt of electricity in a storm.
"The dark clouds were suddenly split by a brilliant flash of levin."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'levin', meaning lightning or flash of light, stemming from Old Norse 'lifr' or related Germanic roots. It has historical currency primarily in poetic and archaic English literature, denoting sudden flashes of electrical discharge in the sky.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Levin" is said worldwide
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éclair
Transliteration: é-klair
"Un éclair a illuminé le ciel sombre."
Blitz
Transliteration: blits
"Ein heller Blitz zuckte über den Himmel."
fulmine
Transliteration: ful-mi-ne
"Un fulmine improvviso tagliò l'aria."
relámpago
Transliteration: re-lam-pa-go
"El relámpago iluminó toda la habitación."
relâmpago
Transliteration: re-lam-pa-gu
"O relâmpago cortou o céu escuro."
बिजली
Transliteration: bijli
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"आसमान में तेज़ बिजली चमकी।"
闪电
Transliteration: shǎndiàn
Script: 中文汉字
"一道闪电划破了夜空。"
번개
Transliteration: beong-gae
Script: 한국어 한글
"번개가 어두운 하늘을 가로질렀다."
稲妻
Transliteration: inazuma
Script: 日本語
"鋭い稲妻が夜空を走った。"
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