luft

See also: Luft

English

Etymology

German Luft (“air”)

Noun

luft (uncountable)

  1. (chess) Space made for a castled king to give it a flight square to prevent a back-rank mate.

Czech

Etymology

German Luft

Noun

luft m

  1. (informal) air

Synonyms

Further reading

  • luft in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • luft in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

luft c (definite singular luften) (uncountable)

  1. air

Derived terms

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʊft]

Noun

luft f (genitive singular luftar, uncountable)

  1. air
  2. atmosphere, sky

Declension

Declension of luft (singular only)
f2s singular
indefinite definite
nominative luft luftin
accusative luft luftina
dative luft luftini
genitive luftar luftarinnar

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English lyft (“air, atmosphere, firmament”), from Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, upper region”). More at lift.

Noun

lüft

  1. air
  2. atmosphere
  3. heavens, sky, firmament

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

luft f, m (definite singular lufta or luften, uncountable)

  1. air

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German lucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʉft/

Noun

luft f (definite singular lufta, uncountable)

  1. air

Derived terms

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

  • lufte

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, upper region”).

Noun

luft

  1. air
  2. the sky

Descendants

  • North Frisian: loft (“the sky”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Luft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lûft/

Noun

lȕft m (Cyrillic spelling лу̏фт)

  1. (colloquial) air

Synonyms

References

  • “luft” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Luft.

Noun

luft

  1. air

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from German Luft.

Pronunciation

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Noun

luft c

  1. air, atmosphere

Declension

Declension of luft 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative luft luften — —
Genitive lufts luftens — —

Derived terms

  • flyga i luften - to be blown up
  • bygga luftslott - to have huge, and completely unrealistic plans dreams, or hopes.
  • frilufts-
  • luftmotstånd
  • luftskepp
  • tagen ur luften - It is completely made up; "taken out of thin air".
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