lucifero

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See also: Lucifero and lucífero

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin lūciferum, from lūx (light) + -fer (bearing, bringing), a calque on Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros). Doublet of Lucifero.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luˈt͡ʃi.fe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ifero
  • Hyphenation: lu‧cì‧fe‧ro

Adjective[edit]

lucifero (feminine lucifera, masculine plural luciferi, feminine plural lucifere)

  1. (literary) bearing or giving off light

Noun[edit]

lucifero m (plural luciferi)

  1. (literary) name for the planet Venus as the morningstar, daystar
    Synonyms: stella del mattino, Venere
  2. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Lucifero

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lūciferō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lūcifer