German

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Etymology

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Middle High German lāsūr, lāsūre or lāzūr, lāzūre, from Medieval Latin lazurium, lazur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli, azure), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laˈzuːɐ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
  • Hyphenation: La‧sur

Noun

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Lasur f (genitive Lasur, plural Lasuren)

  1. glaze, scumble

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Lasur” in Duden online
  • Lasur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache