lustr

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lüster, from French lustre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlustr̩]

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• Hyphenation: lu‧s‧tr

Noun

lustr m inan

1. chandelier

Declension

Declension of lustr (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	lustr	lustry
genitive	lustru	lustrů
dative	lustru	lustrům
accusative	lustr	lustry
vocative	lustre, lustře	lustry
locative	lustru	lustrech
instrumental	lustrem	lustry

Further reading

• “lustr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lustr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle French lustre

French lustrebor.

Polish lustr

Borrowed from French lustre. Doublet of lustro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlustr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ustr
• Syllabification: lustr

Noun

lustr m inan

1. (countable) paint with a metallic sheen
   1. (countable) ceramic product painted with such paint
2. (uncountable, archaic) shine, gloss
   • 1846, “O przyczynach obłażenia wełny z owiec”, in Tygodnik rolniczo-przemysłowy, 36 edition, page 289:

     Z głodu osłabione owce mają wełnę oschłą, ostrą i bez lustru.

     Due to hunger, the weakened sheep have dry, sharp wool without any shine.

Declension

Declension of lustr

	singular	plural
nominative	lustr	lustry
genitive	lustru	lustrów
dative	lustrowi	lustrom
accusative	lustr	lustry
instrumental	lustrem	lustrami
locative	lustrze	lustrach
vocative	lustrze	lustry

Further reading

• “lustr”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)