erhellen

German

Etymology

er- +‎ hellen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈhɛlən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈhɛln̩]
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Verb

erhellen (weak, third-person singular present erhellt, past tense erhellte, past participle erhellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (also figuratively) to illuminate, to brighten
  2. (figurative, reflexive or intransitive) to illuminate, to brighten
    • 1801, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Werke in fünf Bänden. Herausgegeben von Andreas Flitner und Klaus Giel, volume II, Darmstadt: WBG, published 2010, S. 559:
      Es würde unnütz seyn, noch mehrere dieser Tänze, deren Charakter hinlänglich aus den obengenannten erhellt, anzuführen.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Erhellung

Further reading
  • “erhellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erhellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erhellen” in Duden online
  • “erhellen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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