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Loft
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loft LOFT løft
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Two main origins:
From en enm lofte loft, attic, possibly a surname given to a household servant who worked in an upper chamber; see the noun en loft.
Borrowed from en da Loft, a habitational surname.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Loft is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Loft is most common among White (86.36%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en flot FLOT
en surnames from Danish surnames from Middle English
German
Etymology
de en loft.
Pronunciation
de /lɔft/
de De-Loft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n:m[rare],s,s
loft a residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building
de Atelierwohnung Loftwohnung
Declension
n:m[rare],s,s
Derived terms
de Loftjazz
de Loftwohnung
Noun
m,s,s
de sport golf loft the pitch or slope of the face of a golf club
Declension
m,s,s
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From early modern lb de Luft, from lb gmh luft, from lb goh luft. lb Luucht air as a space.
Pronunciation
lb /loft/
Noun
f -
air (as a gas, as breath)
lb Ech kréie keng Loft. I can't breathe. I don’t get air.
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml luft luft, lucht, from pdt osx luft luft, luht, from pdt gmw-pro *luftu roof; atmosphere, air.
Noun
f
air
breeze
Derived terms
pdt kortloftich Loftblos Loftbrams loftdicht Loftdruck Loftflint Lofthimmel Loftkjeelunk Loftkjessen Loftklaup loftladich Loftloch Loftpomp Loftrua Loftrum Loftschepp Loftschruw Loftspieejel Loftstazion Lofttoch Loftwal
Related terms
pdt leften leftich
pdt 1-syllable words
pdt Air