lampucera
See also: lampucerą
Polish
Etymology
From lampucer + -a. From the way a woman with too much make-up may resemble a wick trimmer (minder of paraffin street lamps) with soot on his face.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lam.puˈt͡sɛ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: lam‧pu‧ce‧ra
Noun
lampucera f
- (colloquial, derogatory) mutton dressed as lamb (middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman)
- Synonym: dzidzia-piernik
Declension
Declension of lampucera
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lampucera | lampucery |
| genitive | lampucery | lampucer |
| dative | lampucerze | lampucerom |
| accusative | lampucerę | lampucery |
| instrumental | lampucerą | lampucerami |
| locative | lampucerze | lampucerach |
| vocative | lampucero | lampucery |
Related terms
noun
- lampucer
Further reading
- lampucera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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