lustro

See also lustró, and lustrò

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Noun

lustro (plural lustroj, accusative singular lustron, accusative plural lustrojn)

  1. chandelier

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Italian

Verb

lustro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lustrare

Adjective

lustro m (f lustra, m plural lustri, f plural lustre)

  1. shiny
  2. glossy

Noun

lustro m (plural lustri)

  1. shine, gloss
  2. prestige
  3. five-year period

Synonyms


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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From lustrum (a purificatory sacrifice).

Verb

present active lustrō, present infinitive lustrāre, perfect active lustrāvī, supine lustrātum.

  1. I purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice.
  2. I circle, move in a circle around. (because the priest offering such a sacrifice did so)
  3. (military) I review, examine.
  4. (figuratively) I illuminate, make bright.
Inflection
Related terms
  • lustrātor
  • lustricus
  • lustrificus
  • lustrum
Descendants

Etymology 2

From lustrum (a brothel, whorehouse).

Noun

lustrō (genitive lustrōnis); m, third declension

  1. a vagabond, wanderer
Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative lustrō lustrōnēs
genitive lustrōnis lustrōnum
dative lustrōnī lustrōnibus
accusative lustrōnem lustrōnēs
ablative lustrōne lustrōnibus
vocative lustrō lustrōnēs

References

  • lustro in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Polish

Etymology

From Italian lustro (shine, gloss)

Pronunciation

Noun

lustro n

  1. mirror

Declension

Derived terms


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Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin lustrum, denoting a lavatory sacrifice after a quinquennial census, possibly cognate to luō (I wash, cleanse).

Noun

lustro m (plural lustros)

  1. lustrum
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

lustro (infinitive lustrar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of lustrar.
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