lucus

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate to Latin lūceo (I shine, am bright), Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (clearing), Sanskrit लोक (loka, free space).

Noun [edit]

lūcus (genitive lūcī); m, second declension

  1. A grove sacred to a deity
  2. (poetic) a wood

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative lūcus lūcī
genitive lūcī lūcōrum
dative lūcō lūcīs
accusative lūcum lūcōs
ablative lūcō lūcīs
vocative lūce lūcī

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