Luftschiff

German

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈlʊftˌʃɪf/
    • Hyphenation: Luft‧schiff
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    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 [neuter, strong]
    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
    German Luftschiffbor.
    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

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Luftschiff”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 105, column 2
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