lucht

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lʏxt/
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  • Hyphenation: lucht
  • Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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.
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: lug
  • Javindo: luch, luh
  • Jersey Dutch: lœxt
  • → Sranan Tongo: loktu

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

lucht

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

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish lucht, from Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lucht m (genitive singular luchta, nominative plural luchtanna)

  1. contents
  2. (electricity) charge
  3. fill, capacity
  4. cargo, load
    Synonyms: lasta, lastas

Declension[edit]

Declension of lucht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lucht luchtanna
Vocative a lucht a luchtanna
Genitive luchta luchtanna
Dative lucht luchtanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lucht na luchtanna
Genitive an luchta na luchtanna
Dative leis an lucht

don lucht

leis na luchtanna

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

lucht m (genitive singular lucht)

  1. (collective) people

Usage notes[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*luxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85

Further reading[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

lucht f

  1. air
  2. sky
  3. smell, odour

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *luxtus (“contents, crowd, people”), of unknown origin.[1] Cognate with Welsh llwyth (“cargo; litter (of baby animals)”) and Gaulish luxtos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lucht — —
Vocative lucht — —
Accusative luchtN — —
Genitive luchtoH, luchtaH, lochtaH — —
Dative luchtL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

  • comlucht (“accomplices, companions”)

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*luxtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251

Further reading[edit]

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