Windhauch

German

Etymology

Wind (“wind”) +‎ Hauch (“breath from the mouth; breeze”). The sense of “vanity” is eventually a loan translation of Hebrew הבל (hevel, “steam; breath; something vain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/

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Noun

Windhauch m (strong, genitive Windhauchs, no plural)

1. slight breeze

   Synonyms: Brise, Luftzug

2. (chiefly biblical) vanity; vanity of vanities (the futility of all earthly efforts, as in the philosophy of Ecclesiastes)

   Windhauch, Windhauch, sagte Kohelet, Windhauch, Windhauch, das ist alles Windhauch.

   Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanitiy. (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

Declension

Declension of Windhauch [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Windhauch
genitive	eines	des	Windhauchs
dative	einem	dem	Windhauch
accusative	einen	den	Windhauch

Further reading

• “Windhauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Windhauch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon