oberluft

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Oberlicht, perhaps altered under the influence of lufcik, which comes from German Luft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbɛr.luft/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrluft
• Syllabification: o‧ber‧luft

Noun

oberluft m inan

1. (archaic, architecture) fortochka (small horizontal window used for ventilation)

   Synonyms: lufcik, wietrznik, wywietrzak, wywietrznik

Declension

Declension of oberluft

	singular	plural
nominative	oberluft	oberlufty
genitive	oberluftu	oberluftów
dative	oberluftowi	oberluftom
accusative	oberluft	oberlufty
instrumental	oberluftem	oberluftami
locative	oberlufcie	oberluftach
vocative	oberlufcie	oberlufty

Further reading

• oberluft in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oberluft in Polish dictionaries at PWN