alpenglow
al·pen·glow
альпийское сияние
Alpenglühen
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains,…A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
UK/ˈal.pən.ɡləʊ/US/ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
Alpenglühen
альпи́йское сия́ниеalʹpíjskoje sijánije
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains:
Origin
A partial calque of German Alpenglühen (literally “glow of the Alps”), with the second eleA partial calque of German Alpenglühen (literally “glow of the Alps”), with the second element replaced by the English equivalent glow.
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Forms
plural: alpenglows| Singular | alpenglow |
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uncountable
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
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