Lufthansa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lufthansa, from a compound of Luft (“air”) +‎ Hansa (“guild; Hanseatic League”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lʊftˈhɑːnsə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /lʊftˈhɑnsə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnsə

Proper noun

Lufthansa

  1. The national airline of Germany.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

  • LH, DLH (abbreviations)

Etymology

Compound of Luft (“air”) +‎ Hansa (“guild; Hanseatic League”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊftˌhanza/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Luft‧han‧sa

Proper noun

Lufthansa f (proper noun, genitive Lufthansa)

  1. Lufthansa (German national airline)

Declension

Declension of Lufthansa [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Lufthansa
genitive einer der Lufthansa
dative einer der Lufthansa
accusative eine die Lufthansa

Further reading

  • “Lufthansa” in Duden online
  • “Lufthansa”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2025
  • “Lufthansa” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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