Luft
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German luft m or f, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.
Compare Dutch lucht, Old English lyft, Danish luft, Swedish luft, Icelandic loft. The word was originally masculine in Upper German. The feminine is Central German, reinforced by Middle Low German luft, lucht f.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Luft f (genitive Luft, plural Lüfte, diminutive Lüftchen n)
Declension edit
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- Abluft
- an die Luft gehen
- aus der Luft greifen
- in die Luft fliegen
- in die Luft sprengen
- in freier Luft
- Luft nach oben
- Luftabwehr
- Luftangriff
- Luftaufklärung
- Luftballon
- Luftblase
- Lüfter
- Luftfeuchtigkeit
- Luftgüte
- Luftherrschaft
- Lufthülle
- Luftkissenboot
- Luftschiff
- Luftschlag
- Luftschlange
- Luftschloss
- Luftspiegelung
- Luftwaffe
- Luftwurzel
- Luftzug
Descendants edit
- → English: luft
- → Czech: luft
- → Luxembourgish: Loft
- → Kashubian: lëft
- → Polish: luft
- → Silesian: luft
Further reading edit
- “Luft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Luft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Luft” in Duden online
- Luft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Luft f (plural Lift, diminutive Liftche)
- air
- Im Winter fliehe die drockne Bletter in de Luft romm.
- In winter, the dry leaves fly around in the air.
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu.
Compare German Luft, Dutch lucht, Old English lyft, Swedish luft.
Noun edit
Luft f (plural Lifde)
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian luft, lufte, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. More at lift.
Noun edit
Luft f
- air (gas)