luzerno

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Luzerne, Yiddish לוצערן‎ (lutsern), Russian люце́рна (ljucérna), Polish lucerna, English lucerne, all from French luzerne, from Provençal Occitan lusèrna (“glowworm”) (in reference to its shiny seeds), from Latin lucerna (“lamp”). Doublet of lucerno.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [luˈzerno]
  • Rhymes: -erno
  • Hyphenation: lu‧zer‧no

Noun

luzerno (accusative singular luzernon, plural luzernoj, accusative plural luzernojn)

  1. alfalfa, lucerne (Medicago sativa)
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