Luftlinie
German edit
Etymology edit
From Luft (“air”) + Linie (“line”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Luftlinie f (genitive Luftlinie, plural Luftlinien)
- (geography) straight line, a distance measured “as the crow flies”
Usage notes edit
- The word is a false friend of English airline, for which use Fluggesellschaft (or Airline).
Declension edit
Declension of Luftlinie [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Luftlinie | die | Luftlinien |
| genitive | einer | der | Luftlinie | der | Luftlinien |
| dative | einer | der | Luftlinie | den | Luftlinien |
| accusative | eine | die | Luftlinie | die | Luftlinien |
See also edit
- Gerade f (“straight line in geometry”)