abažūrs

Latvian

Abažūri

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from French abat-jour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabːaʒuːrs]

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Noun

abažūrs m (1st declension)

1. lampshade (a cover for a lamp, used to decrease the intensity of the light or to change its directionality)

   stāvlampas abažūrs ― a lampshade for a floor lamp

   zīda, papira abažūrs ― silk, paper lampshade

   lai uguns nespīdētu acīs, Purēns nolaida spuldzei priekšā abažūru ― so that the fire (= light) doesn't shine in the eyes, Purēns lowered a lampshade on the light bulb

   dzeltenais elektriskās lampas abažūrs meta ļoti vieglu un priecīgu gaismu ― a yellow lampshade for electric lamps produces very comfortable, pleasant light

Declension

Declension of abažūrs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	abažūrs	abažūri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	abažūru	abažūrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	abažūra	abažūru
dative (datīvs)	abažūram	abažūriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	abažūru	abažūriem
locative (lokatīvs)	abažūrā	abažūros
vocative (vokatīvs)	abažūr	abažūri

Further reading

• abažūrs at tezaurs.lv