lucere

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lūcēre, from Proto-Italic *loukēō, from the root of lūx (“light”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-eyo-, a verb that is derived from *lewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.t͡ʃe.re/
• Rhymes: -utʃere
• Hyphenation: lù‧ce‧re

Verb

lùcere (first-person singular present (rare) lùco, first-person singular past historic (rare) lucéi, no past participle) (intransitive, poetic)

1. to shine

   Synonyms: splendere, risplendere

   non è tutto oro quello che luce (proverb) ― all that glitters is not gold (literally, “that which shines is not all gold”)

2. (figurative) to stand out, to be resplendent (due to fame, honor, beauty, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lùcere (root-stressed -ere; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	lùcere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		lucèndo
present participle		lucènte	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	lùco1	lùci1	lùce	luciàmo1	lucéte1	lùcono
imperfect	lucévo1	lucévi1	lucéva	lucevàmo1	lucevàte1	lucévano
past historic	lucéi1	lucésti1	lucé1	lucémmo1	lucéste1	lucérono1
future	lucerò1	lucerài1	lucerà1	lucerémo1	luceréte1	lucerànno1
conditional	lucerèi1	lucerésti1	lucerèbbe1, lucerébbe1	lucerémmo1	luceréste1	lucerèbbero1, lucerébbero1
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	lùca1	lùca1	lùca1	luciàmo1	luciàte1	lùcano1
imperfect	lucéssi1	lucéssi1	lucésse	lucéssimo1	lucéste1	lucéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		lùci1	lùca1	luciàmo1	lucéte1	lùcano1
negative imperative		non lùcere1	non lùca1	non luciàmo1	non lucéte1	non lùcano1

¹Rare.

Related terms

• luce
• rilucere
• tralucere

Anagrams

• Ercule, cerule, ulcere

Latin

Verb

lūcēre

1. present active infinitive of lūceō