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German
Etymology
From Luft (“air”) + Schiff (“ship”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʊftˌʃɪf/
- Hyphenation: Luft‧schiff
Noun
Luftschiff n (strong, genitive Luftschiffes or Luftschiffs, plural Luftschiffe)
- airship
- Synonym: Zeppelin
- (Texas) airplane
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-West Germanic *skip Hunsrik Luftschiff
Borrowed from German Luftschiff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluftˌʃif/
- Rhymes: -if
- Syllabification: Luft‧schiff
Noun
Luftschiff n (plural Luftschiff, diminutive Luftschiffche)
- airship
- airplane
- Synonym: Aviong
References
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Luftschiff”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 105, column 2