Luftlinie

German

Etymology

From Luft (“air”) +‎ Linie (“line”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʊftˌliːni̯ə/
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Noun

Luftlinie f (genitive Luftlinie, plural Luftlinien)

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

Usage notes

Also used adverbially; for example: Die Entfernung beträgt Luftlinie 300 Meter. ― The distance is 300 meters as the crow flies.
The word is a false friend of English airline, for which use Fluggesellschaft or the borrowing 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

Descendants

→ Hebrew: קו אווירי (kav aviri) (calque)

See also

Gerade f (“straight line in geometry”)