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

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lux, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlus/, /ˈluʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

1. light
   • 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.

See also

• dar à luz

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lux, lucis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (figuratively) brightness, intelligence

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.