Noun: Duft
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Duft |
| Plural | Düfte |
Definite
| Singular | der Duft |
| Plural | die Düfte |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Duftes; Dufts |
| Plural | Düfte |
Definite
| Singular | des Duftes; Dufts |
| Plural | der Düfte |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Duft; Dufte |
| Plural | Düften |
Definite
| Singular | dem Duft; Dufte |
| Plural | den Düften |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Duft |
| Plural | Düfte |
Definite
| Singular | den Duft |
| Plural | die Düfte |
Sample Sentences
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Er bemerkte einen süßlichen Duft als er die Küche betrat. (He noticed a sweet aroma as he entered the kitchen.)
Etymology
From Middle High German tuft, from Old High German duft, thuft, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”) (DWDS); cognate with Danish duft (“fragrance”) and possibly Ancient Greek τῠφλός (tŭphlós, “blind”). The Middle High German t- is an irregular hardening (compare tausend) that was undone in modern German. See: Danish Nouns '
duft'.
Verbs referencing "Duft"
Danish Nouns
duft, Icelandic Nouns
duft.
Translations