German

Noun

Luft f ‎(genitive Luft, plural Lüfte)

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

Declension

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

Luft f

1. air (gas)

Related terms

• Lucht

English

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

• See also vzduch

Danish

Noun

luft c ‎(definite singular luften) (uncountable)

1. air

Derived terms

• luftmodstand
• luftskib

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʊft]

Noun

luft f (genitive singular luftar, uncountable)

1. air
2. atmosphere, sky

Declension

Related terms

• skýggj
• tora
• snarljós

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lift(e), left(e), lüfte

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

• English lift ("the sky, atmosphere")

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. air

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

luft f ‎(definite singular lufta) (uncountable)

1. air

Derived terms

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

• vàzdūh, zrȃk

References

• “luft” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Luft.

Noun

luft

1. air

Synonyms

• (air): wjater (Texas)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from German Luft.

Pronunciation

Noun

luft c

1. air, atmosphere

Declension

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• lufta