Luft

See also: luft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Compare Dutch lucht, Old English lyft, Swedish luft, Icelandic loft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊft/
• Rhymes: -ʊft

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Noun

Luft f (genitive Luft, plural Lüfte, diminutive Lüftchen n)

1. air, atmosphere
2. breeze, zephyr, breath

Derived terms

• an die Luft gehen (“to go outside”)
• aus der Luft greifen (“to fabricate, invent”)
• in die Luft fliegen (“to be blown up”)
• in die Luft sprengen (“to blow up”)
• in freier Luft (“outdoors, in open air”)
• Luftangriff m (“airstrike”)
• Luftaufklärung f (“aerial reconnaissance”)
• Luftballon m (“balloon”)
• Luftblase f (“air bubble”)
• Lüfter m (“fan”)
• Luftfeuchtigkeit f (“humidity”)
• Luftgüte f (“air quality”)
• Luftherrschaft f (“control over airspace”)
• Lufthülle f (“atmosphere”)
• Luftkissenboot n (“hovercraft”)
• Luftschiff n (“airship”)
• Luftschlag m (“air strike”)
• Luftschlange f (“paper streamer”)
• Luftschloss n (“castle in the air, castle in the sky, pipe dream”)
• Luftspiegelung f (“mirage”)
• Luftwaffe f (“airforce”)
• Luftwurzel f (“aerial root”)

 

Descendants

• → English: luft
• → Czech: luft
• → Luxembourgish: Loft

Further reading

• “Luft” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luft/

Noun

Luft f (plural Lift, diminutive Liftche)

1. air

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Luft, Dutch lucht, Old English lyft, Swedish luft.

Noun

Luft f (plural Lifde)

1. air
2. the sky

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian luft, lufte, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. More at lift.

Noun

Luft f

1. air (gas)

Related terms

• Lucht