Luftschiff

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German

Etymology

    From Luft (“air”) +‎ Schiff (“ship”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈlʊftˌʃɪf/
    • Hyphenation: Luft‧schiff
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    Noun

    Luftschiff n (strong, genitive Luftschiffes or Luftschiffs, plural Luftschiffe)

    1. airship
      Synonym: Zeppelin
    2. (Texas) airplane
      Synonyms: Flugzeug n; (colloquial) Flieger m; (informal) Maschine f; (archaic) Aeroplan n or m

    Declension

    Declension of Luftschiff
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Luftschiff die Luftschiffe
    genitive eines des Luftschiffes, Luftschiffs der Luftschiffe
    dative einem dem Luftschiff, Luftschiffe1 den Luftschiffen
    accusative ein das Luftschiff die Luftschiffe

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Luftschiff

    Further reading

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Middle High German luft
      German Luft
      Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
      Proto-Indo-European *-éyti?
      Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.?
      Proto-Germanic *skipą
      Proto-West Germanic *skip
      Old High German skif
      Middle High German schif
      German Schiff
      Hunsrik Luftschiff

      Borrowed from German Luftschiff.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈluftˌʃif/
      • Rhymes: -if
      • Syllabification: Luft‧schiff

      Noun

      Luftschiff n (plural Luftschiff, diminutive Luftschiffche)

      1. airship
      2. 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
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