Luftschloss

German

Etymology

From Luft (“air”) +‎ Schloss (“castle”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Luftschloss n (genitive Luftschlosses, plural Luftschlösser)

(idiomatic) castle in the air, castle in the sky, pipe dream

Declension

Declension of Luftschloss

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Luftschloss	die	Luftschlösser
genitive	eines	des	Luftschlosses	der	Luftschlösser
dative	einem	dem	Luftschloss, Luftschlosse¹	den	Luftschlössern
accusative	ein	das	Luftschloss	die	Luftschlösser

¹Now uncommon, see notes

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Further reading

Luftschloss in Duden online

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