Saterland Frisian

Noun

Lucht f

1. atmosphere
2. sky; the heavens

Related terms

• Luft

Dutch

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Verb

lucht

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

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

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

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