ліхтар

Ukrainian

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German liuhtære (candlestick) via Polish lichtarz (candlestick). Compare Russian dial. лихта́р (lixtár, candlestick), German Leuchter (candlestick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲiˈxtɑr]
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Noun

ліхта́р (lixtár) m inan (genitive ліхтаря́, nominative plural ліхтарі́)

  1. lantern

Declension

References

  • ліхтар in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), лихтар”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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