Lüster

See also: luster and Luster

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French lustre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏstɐ/
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Noun

Lüster m (strong, genitive Lüsters, plural Lüster)

  1. (dated) chandelier
    Synonyms: (Austrian) Luster; Kronleuchter
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 4, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 451:
      Er schob seinen Stuhl zurück, ging hinüber in den Salon und entzündete mehrere Gasflammen des Lüsters über dem Mitteltische.
      He shoved back his chair, went into the salon, and lighted several burners of the chandelier over the centre-table.

Declension

Declension of Lüster [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lüster die Lüster
genitive eines des Lüsters der Lüster
dative einem dem Lüster den Lüstern
accusative einen den Lüster die Lüster

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