luce

English

Etymology

From Old French lus, luis, from Latin lūcius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /luːs/

Noun

luce (plural luces)

1. The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:

     As wee hunt after beasts, so Tygers and Lyons hunt after men, and have a like exercise one upon another: Hounds over the Hare; the Pike or Luce over the Tench [...].

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin lūx (“light”), lucem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

luce f (plural luci)

1. light (visible electromagnetic wave; electrical device providing light)

Related terms

• dare alla luce
• lucere
• lucerna
• lucido
• Lucifero
• lucifero
• velocità della luce
• luci della ribalta

Verb

luce

1. third-person singular present indicative of lucere

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Latin

Noun

lūce f

1. ablative singular of lux

Verb

lūcē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lūceō

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Spanish

Verb

luce (infinitive lucir)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of lucir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of lucir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of lucir.