Definition
A light positioned at the edge of a theatrical stage, especially along the front, used to illuminate performers; a theatrical light.
Etymology
Compound of 'foot' (at the base or front) and 'light.' These lights originated in 17th century theater when candles were placed at the stage's front edge.
Kelly Says
Footlights literally come from the feet of actors and shine upward—this created theatrical magic for centuries, bathing performers in light that made them look ghostly and transformed, which is why they're still iconic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
舞台 እንደ እግር
bu-tai en-de e-gir
ARالعربية
ضوء المسرح
dhu-u al-masrah
BNবাংলা
মঞ্চ আলো
manch alo
CACatalà
xarnego
sha-r-neh-go
CSČeština
scénní světlo
scen-nee sve-tlo
DADansk
scenenlys
sce-ne-n-lys
DEDeutsch
Strahler
shtrar-ler
ELΕλληνικά
φως θεάτρου
fos thea-troo
FAفارسی
نور صحنه
noor sah-neh
FISuomi
lavan valo
la-van wa-lo
FRFrançais
lumière de scène
loo-mee-er duh-sen
HEעברית
אורות הבמה
o-rot ha-ba-mah
HIहिन्दी
मंच प्रकाश
manch pra-kaash
HUMagyar
színpadvilág
seen-pad-vee-lag
IDBahasa Indonesia
cahaya panggung
cha-ha-ya pang-gung
ITItaliano
proscenio
pro-s-che-nee-o
JA日本語
舞台照明
bu-tai-sho-mei
KKKK
жұмысшы
zhy-my-s-shy
KO한국어
무대 조명
mu-dae jo-myeong
MRMR
चापलूसी
cha-pa-loo-see
MSBahasa Melayu
cahaya pentas
cha-ha-ya pen-tas
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံလင်း
poon-san-lin
NLNederlands
toneellicht
to-neel-licht
NONorsk
scenenlys
sce-ne-n-lys
PLPolski
światło sceniczne
svee-at-lo s-chen-i-che
PTPortuguês
luz de palco
loos duh pal-koh
RORomână
lumină scenică
loo-mi-na sen-kee-ka
SVSvenska
scenljus
scen-loo-s
SWKiswahili
tazama
ta-za-ma
TAதமிழ்
நாடக ஒளி
na-da-ka o-li
TEతెలుగు
నాటకం వెలుగు
na-ta-kam ve-lu-gu
THไทย
แสงเวที
saeng-we-tee
TLTL
liwanag ng entablado
lee-wa-nag ng en-ta-bla-do
TRTürkçe
sahne ışığı
sah-neh ish-gee
UKУкраїнська
сценне освітлення
scen-ne os-vit-len-nya
URاردو
ٹیٹری لائٹ
tee-ta-ree la-it
VITiếng Việt
ánh sáng sân khấu
anh-sang san-khau
ZH中文
舞台灯光
wǔ tái dēng guāng
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee