Luftlinie

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German

Etymology

From Luft (“air”) +‎ Linie (“line”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʊftˌliːni̯ə/
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Noun

Luftlinie f (genitive Luftlinie, plural Luftlinien)

(geography) straight line, a distance measured “as the crow flies”

Usage notes

The word is a false friend of English airline, for which use Fluggesellschaft (or Airline).

Declension

Declension of Luftlinie

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Luftlinie	die	Luftlinien
genitive	einer	der	Luftlinie	der	Luftlinien
dative	einer	der	Luftlinie	den	Luftlinien
accusative	eine	die	Luftlinie	die	Luftlinien

See also

Gerade f (“straight line in geometry”)

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