lucht

See also: Lucht

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏxt/

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• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lucht, locht, from Old Dutch *luft, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Cognate with German Luft, Old English lyft, Swedish luft, Icelandic loft.

Noun

lucht f, m (plural luchten, diminutive luchtje n)

1. air (mixture of gases)
2. sky
3. odour, smell

Derived terms

Terms derived from lucht

• luchtballon
• luchtbel
• luchtdruk
• luchtfoto

• luchthaven
• luchtruim
• luchtvaart

• luchtvervuiling
• luchtvochtigheid
• perslucht

Verb

lucht

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of luchten
2. imperative of luchten

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lucht, from Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠʊxt̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɔxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɤxt̪ˠ/

Noun

lucht m (genitive singular luchta, nominative plural luchtanna)

1. contents, (electricity) charge
2. fill, capacity
3. cargo, load

Declension

Declension of lucht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lucht luchtanna Vocative a lucht a luchtanna Genitive luchta luchtanna Dative lucht luchtanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lucht na luchtanna Genitive an luchta na luchtanna Dative leis an lucht don lucht leis na luchtanna

Synonyms

• (cargo): lasta, lastas

Derived terms

• lucht loinge (“shipload”)

Noun

lucht m (genitive singular lucht)

1. people (collective noun)

   lucht ceirde ― tradespeople

   lucht oibre ― laborers

   lucht seanmóra ― preachers

Usage notes

Generally used with another noun in the genitive to indicate people associated with a particular activity.

References

• "lucht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “lucht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*luxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 251

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Welsh llwyth (“cargo; litter (of baby animals)”) and Gaulish luxtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈uxt/

Noun

lucht m (genitive luchta, no plural)

1. contents
2. cargo
3. (sailing) complement, crew, (by extension) vessel
4. occupants, inhabitants, possessors
5. household

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• comlucht (“accomplices, companions”)

Descendants

• Irish: lucht
• Manx: lught
• Scottish Gaelic: luchd

References

• “lucht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*luxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 251