Lucifer
English
Etymology
From Middle English Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer, from lūx (“light”) + ferō (“bear, carry”). Attested in Old English as Lūcifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend (“lightbearer”) also from the same Latin source.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈluːsɪfə/
- Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer
Proper noun
Lucifer
- (biblical) A figure mentioned in the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12.
- The king of Babylon in Isaiah 14:4.
- Satan.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan
- (literary) The planet Venus as the daystar.
- Synonym: Phosphorus
- Antonym: Vesper
Derived terms
Translations
figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈly.siˌfɛr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliu̯sifər/
- Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer
Proper noun
Lucifer
References
- “Lūcifer (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-27.
Romanian
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lǔt͡sifer/
- Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer
Declension
Declension of Lucifer
singular | |
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nominative | Lucifer |
genitive | Lucifera |
dative | Luciferu |
accusative | Lucifera |
vocative | Lucifere |
locative | Luciferu |
instrumental | Luciferom |
Spanish
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