luz

See also: Luz, luź, and Lūž

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew 'לוז'‎

Noun

luz

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 Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luθ]

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Compare the borrowed doublet lux.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

2. light (medium within which vision is possible)
   • 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:

     É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.

     It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

4. light; light source (object that emits light)
6. (figuratively) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)
7. (colloquial) electricity

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:luz.

Derived terms

• à luz de
• dar à luz

Related terms

• lúcido
• lucífero
• luzerna
• lúzio
• luzir

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish luz, from Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Compare the borrowed doublet lux.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈluθ/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈlus/

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (figuratively, usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence

   Vas a llegar con menos luces.

   You're going to get there with less intellect.

4. (figuratively) focus, point of view, understanding

   Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz.

   You must see it from a new point of view.

5. (electricity) electric power

   Se fue la luz.

   There is a blackout.

Derived terms

(diminutive lucecita)

• a media luz
• dar a luz
• lucero m

• luces del norte
• luz artificial
• luz crepuscular

• luz de Bengala
• luz de carretera
• luz natural

• luz solar
• luz ultravioleta
• luz y sombra

Related terms

• lucerna
• Lucio
• Lucía

• lucir
• lúcido
• lucífero

• lucio
• luciérnaga f

References

“luz” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.