lugt

See also: lūgt and lügt

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔɡ̊d̥]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German lucht, luft (“air, smell”), from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Cognate with German Luft (“air”) and Old Norse loft (“attic, air”) (whence Danish loft (“attic”)). Danish luft (“air”) is borrowed from the older form of the Low German word.

Noun

lugt c (singular definite lugten, plural indefinite lugte)

1. smell, odor, odour

Inflection

Declension of lugt

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lugt	lugten	lugte	lugtene
genitive	lugts	lugtens	lugtes	lugtenes

Synonyms

• (sensation):
  • (pleasant): aroma, duft
  • (unpleasant): hørm, stank
• (sense): lugtesans

Derived terms

• pislugt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lugt

1. imperative of lugte

Dutch

Noun

lugt f (plural lugten, diminutive lugtje n)

1. Obsolete spelling of lucht.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏxt/
• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Noun

lugt f (genitive singular lugtar, nominative plural lugtir)

1. Alternative form of lukt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lugt f

1. obsolete typography of lukt