levenslucht

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.vənsˌlʏxt/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧vens‧lucht

Noun[edit]

levenslucht f (uncountable)

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