lucere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lūcēre, from Proto-Italic *loukēō, from the root of lūx (“light”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-eyo-, a verb that is derived from *lewk-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -utʃere
  • Hyphenation: lù‧ce‧re

Verb

lùcere (first-person singular present (rare) lùco, first-person singular past historic (rare) lucéi, no past participle) (intransitive, poetic)

  1. to shine
    Synonyms: splendere, risplendere
    non è tutto oro quello che luce (proverb) ― all that glitters is not gold (literally, “that which shines is not all gold”)
  2. (figurative) to stand out, to be resplendent (due to fame, honor, beauty, etc.)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of lùcere (root-stressed -ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive lùcere
auxiliary verb — gerund lucèndo
present participle lucènte past participle —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present lùco1 lùci1 lùce luciàmo1 lucéte1 lùcono
imperfect lucévo1 lucévi1 lucéva lucevàmo1 lucevàte1 lucévano
past historic lucéi1 lucésti1 lucé1 lucémmo1 lucéste1 lucérono1
future lucerò1 lucerài1 lucerà1 lucerémo1 luceréte1 lucerànno1
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present lucerèi1 lucerésti1 lucerèbbe1, lucerébbe1 lucerémmo1 luceréste1 lucerèbbero1, lucerébbero1
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present lùca1 lùca1 lùca1 luciàmo1 luciàte1 lùcano1
imperfect lucéssi1 lucéssi1 lucésse lucéssimo1 lucéste1 lucéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
lùci1 lùca1 luciàmo1 lucéte1 lùcano1
negative imperative non lùcere1 non lùca1 non luciàmo1 non lucéte1 non lùcano1

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Anagrams

Latin

Verb

lūcēre

  1. present active infinitive of lūceō
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