luz

See also: Luz, luź, and Lūž

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

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

1. 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.

2. light; light source (object that emits light)
3. (figuratively) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:luz.

Derived terms

• à luz de
• dar à luz

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Spanish

Wikipedia ^es

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
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

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

Lucio Lucía

lucir lúcido

luciérnaga f

References

“luz” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.