Durchlaucht
German
Alternative forms
- Drlt. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Middle High German durchlūcht, a Central German byform of durchliuht(et), equivalent to modern durchleuchtet, literally “shone through”, thus “illuminated, shining”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʊrçlaʊ̯xt/, (also) /dʊrçˈlaʊ̯xt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Durch‧laucht
Noun
Durchlaucht f (genitive Durchlaucht, plural Durchlauchten)
- serenity (address of a prince)
- Seine Durchlaucht ― His Serene Highness
- Ihre Durchlaucht ― Her Serene Highness
Usage notes
- Nowadays only used by the House of Liechtenstein.
Declension
Declension of Durchlaucht [feminine]
Derived terms
- Ihre Durchlaucht
- Seine Durchlaucht
- durchlauchtig
- allerdurchlauchtig
Related terms
Further reading
- Durchlaucht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de