luftkastel

Danish

Etymology

From luft (“air”) +‎ kastel (“citadel”). Compare Dutch luchtkasteel and German Luftschloss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔftkastɛl/, [ˈlɔfd̥kʰaˌsd̥ɛlˀ]

Noun

luftkastel n (singular definite luftkastellet, plural indefinite luftkasteller)

  1. castle in the air, pipe dream

Inflection

Declension of luftkastel
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative luftkastel luftkastellet luftkasteller luftkastellerne
genitive luftkastels luftkastellets luftkastellers luftkastellernes
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