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luz.

light (medium within which vision is possible)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlu(j)s/Brazil[ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/ˈlu(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈlu(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. light (medium within which vision is possible)

    feminine
  2. light; light source (object that emits light)

    feminine
  3. light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)

    feminine · figuratively
  4. electricity

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese luz, from Latin lūcem, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Doublet of lux. Compare Galician luz.

verb
  1. inflection of luzir: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of luzir: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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