Luft
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editLuft f (genitive Luft, plural Lüfte, diminutive Lüftchen n)
Declension
editHyponyms
editDerived 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
- Lufthansa
- 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
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLuft 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
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editLuft f (plural Lifde)
Saterland Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian luft, lufte, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. More at lift.
Noun
editLuft f
- air (gas)
Related terms
edit- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
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- German terms derived from Old High German
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- Rhymes:German/ʊft
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- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
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- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German
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- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
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- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
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