levenslucht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of leven (“life”) +‎ -s- (“air”, genitival interfix) +‎ lucht. First attested in the late 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.vənsˌlʏxt/

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• Hyphenation: le‧vens‧lucht

Noun

levenslucht f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) oxygen [late 18th–19th c.]
2. air, considered as life-giving [from 19th c.]
3. (figurative) breath