lucht

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏxt/

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• Hyphenation: lucht
• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch *luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Noun

lucht f (plural luchten, diminutive luchtje n)

1. air (mixture of gases)

   De frisse lucht in het bos voelde verkwikkend aan.

   The fresh air in the forest felt invigorating.

2. sky

   De vogels vlogen hoog in de lucht.

   The birds flew high in the sky.

3. odour, smell

   Er hing een vreemde lucht in de kamer.

   There was a strange odour in the room.

Alternative forms

• lugt (obsolete)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lug
• Javindo: luch, luh
• Jersey Dutch: lœxt
• → Sranan Tongo: loktu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lucht

1. inflection of luchten:
   1. singular present indicative
   2. imperative

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): /l̪ˠʌxt̪ˠ/

Noun

lucht m (genitive singular luchta, nominative plural luchtanna)

1. contents
2. (electricity) charge
3. fill, capacity
4. cargo, load

   Synonyms: lasta, lastas

Declension

Derived terms

• lucht loinge (“shipload”)

Noun

lucht m (genitive singular lucht)

1. (collective) people

Usage notes

Generally used with another noun in the genitive to indicate people associated with a particular activity.

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lucht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*luxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Noun

lucht f

1. air
2. sky
3. smell, odour

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• locht

Descendants

• Dutch: lucht
• Limburgish: lóch

Further reading

• “lucht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lucht (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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 or lochta, no plural)

1. contents
2. cargo
3. (sailing) complement, crew, (by extension) vessel
4. occupants, inhabitants, possessors
5. household

Inflection

Derived terms

• comlucht (“accomplices, companions”)

Descendants

• Irish: lucht
• Manx: lught
• Scottish Gaelic: luchd

References

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language