blåljus
Swedish
Etymology
From blå (“blue”) + ljus (“light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bloːjʉːs/
Noun
blåljus n
- emergency vehicle lighting
- emergency vehicles
- type of short news reports, often web-based, about recent, often local, accidents and emergencies
- (sometimes as prefix) something that is about emergencies or emergency vehicles
- high-energy light in the violet/blue band from 400 to 450 nm in the visible spectrum; see w:High-energy visible light
- a hardy perennial flowering plant with cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers (Polemonium caeruleum)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | blåljus | blåljus |
| definite | blåljuset | blåljusets | |
| plural | indefinite | blåljus | blåljus |
| definite | blåljusen | blåljusens |
Related terms
- blåljuscentral (“emergency central”)
- blåljusfilter (“blue light filter”)
- blåljusfordon (“emergency vehicle”)
- blåljuspersonal (“emergency personnel”)
- blåljusramp
- blåljussabotage (“sabotage of emergency response”)
- blåljusväg (“emergency way”)
Further reading
- blåljus in Svensk ordbok.