Lift

See also: lift

German

Etymology

Late 19th century, unadapted borrowing from British English lift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪft/
• Rhymes: -ɪft

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Lift m (strong, genitive Liftes or Lifts, plural Lifte or Lifts)

1. (dated) lift; elevator (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

   Synonyms: Aufzug, Fahrstuhl

2. Short for certain compounds in which Lift is not dated, especially for Skilift.

Declension

Declension of Lift [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lift	die	Lifte, Lifts
genitive	eines	des	Liftes, Lifts	der	Lifte, Lifts
dative	einem	dem	Lift, Lifte1	den	Liften, Lifts
accusative	einen	den	Lift	die	Lifte, Lifts

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Skilift, Schilift
• Sessellift
• Tellerlift
• Treppenlift

Further reading

• “Lift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lift” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Lift” in Duden online
• Lift on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlift/
• Rhymes: -ift
• Syllabification: Lift

Noun

Lift f

1. plural of Luft