Lucerne

See also: lucerne

English
canton of Lucerne (sense 1)

Etymology

French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcǐus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārǐa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”).[1] Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

Proper noun

Lucerne

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Lucerne
  2. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
  3. A census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States.

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References
  1. Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen. Hrsg. vom Centre de Dialectologie an der Universität Neuenburg unter der Leitung von Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld/Lausanne 2005, S. 558.
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