Luftlinie

German

Etymology

From Luft (“air”) +‎ Linie (“line”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʊftˌliːni̯ə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Luftlinie f (genitive Luftlinie, plural Luftlinien)

1. (geography) straight line, a distance measured “as the crow flies”

Usage notes

• The word is a false friend of English airline, for which use Fluggesellschaft (or Airline).

Declension

Declension of Luftlinie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Luftlinie	die	Luftlinien
genitive	einer	der	Luftlinie	der	Luftlinien
dative	einer	der	Luftlinie	den	Luftlinien
accusative	eine	die	Luftlinie	die	Luftlinien

See also

• Gerade f (“straight line in geometry”)