luz

See also Luz, and luź

English

Etymology

Hebrew 'לוז'

Noun

luz

Wikipedia

1. A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin lux.

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light

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Lojban

Rafsi

luz

1. rafsi of kluza.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /luʃ/, IPA: /lus/

Etymology

Latin lux

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

1. light

See also

• dar à luz

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lux, lucis.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA: /luθ/
• (Others) IPA: /lus/

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen

Derived terms

• lucero m
• dar a luz

Related terms

• lucir
• lúcido
• luciérnaga f

References

"luz" in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición (Dictionary of the Spanish Language, Twenty-Second Edition), Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), 2001.