Windhauch

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) slight breeze
2. (masculine, no-plural, strong) vanity; vanity of vanities (the futility of all earthly efforts, as in the philosophy of Ecclesiastes)

Sinonieme

Brise

Lüftchen

Lufthauch

Wind

Zephir

Zug

Luftchen

Abendwind

Zephyr

leichte Luftbewegung

schwacher Wind

Vertalings

brise

souffle

breeze

αεράκι

wind

zephyr

vent

ζαφύρι

zèfir

zéphyr

brezza

zefiro

arietta

favonio

brisa

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

liftli

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/

Etimologie (Engels)

Wind (“wind”) + Hauch (“breath from the mouth; breeze”). The sense of “vanity” is ultimately a loan translation of Hebrew הבל (hevel, “steam; breath; something vain”).