"søkelys" meaning in All languages combined

See søkelys on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: søkelyset [definite, singular], søkelys [indefinite, plural], søkelysa [definite, plural], søkelysene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From søke + lys. Etymology templates: {{affix|nb|søke|lys}} søke + lys Head templates: {{nb-noun-n1}} søkelys n (definite singular søkelyset, indefinite plural søkelys, definite plural søkelysa or søkelysene)
  1. a searchlight, spotlight Wikipedia link: no:søkelys Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-søkelys-nb-noun-2epyvIWi Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: søkelyset [definite, singular], søkelys [indefinite, plural], søkelysa [definite, plural], søkeljos [alternative], søkjeljos [alternative], søkjelys [alternative]
Etymology: From søke + lys. Etymology templates: {{affix|nn|søke|lys}} søke + lys Head templates: {{nn-noun-n1}} søkelys n (definite singular søkelyset, indefinite plural søkelys, definite plural søkelysa)
  1. a searchlight, spotlight Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-søkelys-nn-noun-2epyvIWi Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From søke + lys.",
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    {
      "form": "søkelyset",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelys",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelysa",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelysene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "in the spotlight, in the limelight",
          "text": "i søkelyset"
        }
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelysa",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkeljos",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkjeljos",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelysa",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkelysene",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "søkeljos",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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