Lucca

See also: luččâ

English

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Celtic *loku (“pool”) or Ancient Ligurian *luk- (“swampy place”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.[1][2] Or, possibly instead from Proto-Italic *loukos (“sacred grove”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”).[3]

Proper noun

Lucca

  1. A province of Tuscany, Italy.
  2. The capital city of the province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.

Translations

References
  1. UTET
  2. Haegen, Anne Mueller von der; Strasser, Ruth F. (2013). "Lucca". Art & Architecture: Tuscany. Potsdam: H.F.Ullmann Publishing. p. 57.
  3. Villar: Villar, F. La complessità dei livelli di stratificazione indoeuropea nell'Europa occidentale, in Bocchi, G., Ceruti, M. (eds.), Le radici prime dell'Europa, Milano 2001.

UTET Villar: Villar, F. La complessità dei livelli di stratificazione indoeuropea nell'Europa occidentale, in Bocchi, G., Ceruti, M. (eds.), Le radici prime dell'Europa, Milano 2001. Haegen, Anne Mueller von der; Strasser, Ruth F. (2013). "Lucca". Art & Architecture: Tuscany. Potsdam: H.F.Ullmann Publishing. p. 57

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Luca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈluk.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ukka
  • Hyphenation: Lùc‧ca

Proper noun

Lucca f

  1. Lucca (a province of Tuscany, Italy)
  2. Lucca (the capital city of the province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy)

Derived terms

See also
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