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loft
English
Etymology
From Middle English lofte (“air, sky, upper region, loft”), from Old English loft, (doublet of native Old English lyft) of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic, region of sky, air”), from Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, sky”). Akin to Scots lift (“air; sky; firmament”), Dutch lucht (“air”), German Luft (“air”), Old English lyft (“air”). More at lift, aloft.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /l?ft/, enPR: lôft
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /l?ft/, enPR: l?ft
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /l?ft/, enPR: l?ft
- Rhymes: -?ft
Noun
loft (plural lofts)
- (obsolete, except in derivatives) air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
- (textiles) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.
- A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
- an organ loft
- (golf) The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
- (obsolete) A floor or room placed above another.
- Eutychus […] fell down from the third loft.
Translations
Verb
loft (third-person singular simple present lofts, present participle lofting, simple past and past participle lofted)
- (transitive) To propel high into the air.
- (intransitive) To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
- 2004, Wallace Akin, The Forgotten Storm:
- When she saw houses lofting past her window, she ran to the child, who slept on a feather bed and she gathered the coverlet around them both.
- 2004, Wallace Akin, The Forgotten Storm:
- (bowling) To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
- (transitive) To furnish with a loft space.
- 1853, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
- Two sisters, one under fifteen years of age, have lofted the house, so as to have a room for themselves.
- 1853, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Translations
Adjective
loft (comparative more loft, superlative most loft)
- (obsolete, rare) lofty; proud; haughty
- 1542', Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Epitath on Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
- A heart, where dread was never so imprest
To hide the thought that might the truth advance;
In neither fortune loft, nor yet represt
- A heart, where dread was never so imprest
- 1542', Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Epitath on Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lopt (“attic, air”). Cognate to luft (“air”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?l?fd]
Noun
loft n (singular definite loftet, plural indefinite lofter)
- attic, room immediately below the roof of a building
- ceiling, structure separating stories in a building
- (by extension) an upper limit to something
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lopt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?ft/
- Rhymes: -?ft
Noun
loft n (genitive singular lofts, nominative plural loft)
- air
- sky
- loft, attic
- ceiling
Declension
Synonyms
- andrúmsloft
- himinn
- háaloft
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse lopt
Noun
loft n (definite singular loftet, indefinite plural loft, definite plural lofta or loftene)
- a loft or attic
- the ceiling of a room
- a two-storey medieval building
References
- “loft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “loft” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse lopt
Noun
loft n (definite singular loftet, indefinite plural loft, definite plural lofta)
- a loft or attic
- a two-storey medieval building
References
- “loft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English loft, from Middle English lofte, from Old English loft, from North Germanic, from Old Norse lopt, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?ft/
Noun
loft m inan
- loft apartment
Declension
Further reading
- loft in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- loft in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
loft m (plural lofts)
- loft
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
loft c (plural loften)
- sky
- group of clouds
Further reading
- “loft”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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tallat
English
Alternative forms
- tallet, tallot
Noun
tallat (plural tallats)
- (Britain, West Country) An attic or loft, notably over a shippen.
Anagrams
- Allatt, atlatl
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /t???at/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ta??at/
- Rhymes: -at
Adjective
tallat (feminine tallada, masculine plural tallats, feminine plural tallades)
- (heraldry) per bend sinister
Verb
tallat m (feminine tallada, masculine plural tallats, feminine plural tallades)
- past participle of tallar
Finnish
Noun
tallat
- Nominative plural form of talla.
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