lucus
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“open space, clearing”), which is derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”).
Cognates include Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing”), Sanskrit लोक (loka, “free space”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.kus/, [ˈɫuː.kʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kus/, [ˈluː.kus]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lūcus | lūcī |
Genitive | lūcī | lūcōrum |
Dative | lūcō | lūcīs |
Accusative | lūcum | lūcōs |
Ablative | lūcō | lūcīs |
Vocative | lūce | lūcī |
Derived terms
References
- lucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lucus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lucus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- lucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) in full daylight: luce (luci)
- (ambiguous) in full daylight: luce (luci)
- lucus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary
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