abażur

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See also: abažur and abažúr

Polish

abażur

Etymology

Borrowed from French abat-jour.[1][2] First attested in 1864.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈba.ʐur/
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  • Rhymes: -aʐur
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧żur

Noun

abażur m inan (diminutive abażurek, related adjective abażurowy)

  1. lampshade
    Synonym: klosz

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References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “abażur”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “abażur”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 44, number 287, 1864, page 8

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