das Luft
noun · /lʊft/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German luft m or f, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Compare Dutch lucht, Low German Lucht, Old English lyft, Danish luft, Swedish luft, Icelandic loft. The word was originally masculine in Upper German. The feminine is Central German, reinforced by Middle Low German luft, lucht f.
Translation
-
air, atmosphere
feminine
Ich bin spazieren gegangen, um Luft zu schnappen.
I went for a walk to get some air.
Ohne Luft zu leben ist unmöglich.
To live without air is impossible.
Kleine Partikel in der Luft können Krebs verursachen.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
- breeze, zephyr, breath feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Luft | Lüfte |
| Accusative | Luft | Lüfte |
| Dative | Luft | Lüften |
| Genitive | Luft | Lüfte |