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/
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Rhymes: -ʊft

Noun

Luft f (genitive Luft, plural Lüfte)

air, atmosphere
breeze, zephyr, breath

Declension

Declension of Luft

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Luft	die	Lüfte
genitive	einer	der	Luft	der	Lüfte
dative	einer	der	Luft	den	Lüften
accusative	eine	die	Luft	die	Lüfte

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”)
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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Luft f (plural Lifde)

air
the sky

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

Luft f

air (gas)

Related terms

Lucht

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