Windhauch

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/
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Noun

Windhauch m (strong, genitive Windhauchs, no plural)

  1. slight breeze
    Synonyms: Brise, Luftzug
  2. (chiefly biblical) vanity; vanity of vanities (the futility of all earthly efforts, as in the philosophy of Ecclesiastes)
    Windhauch, Windhauch, sagte Kohelet, Windhauch, Windhauch, das ist alles Windhauch.
    Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanitiy. (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

Declension
Declension of Windhauch [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Windhauch
genitive eines des Windhauchs
dative einem dem Windhauch
accusative einen den Windhauch

Further reading
  • “Windhauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Windhauch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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