luz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luz"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew לוּז (luz, “almond”).

Noun

luz

1. A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.
2. The almond tree

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin lux.

Noun

luz f

1. light

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “luz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluθ], (western) [ˈlus]

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light
2. daylight

Derived terms

• lucecú
• luceiro

Related terms

• lucir

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “luz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “luz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “luz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “luz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “luz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lūcem, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).

Noun

luz f (plural luzs)

1. daylight

Related terms

• Lugo
• lume
• Luzia
• lũa
• lũar
• lũes

 

Descendants

• Galician: luz
• Portuguese: luz

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "luz"

Polish

Alternative forms

• lus (Central Greater Poland)

Etymology

Borrowed from German los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: luz

Noun

luz m inan (diminutive luzik)

1. spacious place
2. (colloquial) free time, leisure
3. (colloquial) ease (freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship)

   Synonym: swoboda

4. (colloquial) margin (in machine learning: distance from the data point to a decision boundary)

   Synonym: marża

5. (colloquial, automotive) idle (running a vehicle's engine when the vehicle is not in motion)

   Synonym: bieg jałowy

Declension

Declension of luz

	singular	plural
nominative	luz	luzy
genitive	luzu	luzów
dative	luzowi	luzom
accusative	luz	luzy
instrumental	luzem	luzami
locative	luzie	luzach
vocative	luzie	luzy

Derived terms

adjectives

• luźny

 

adverbs

• luzem

 

nouns

• luzaczka
• luzak

 

verbs

• poluźniać impf
• poluźnić pf
• rozluźniać impf
• rozluźnić pf

 

Related terms

adjectives

• luzacki

 

adverbs

• luzacko
• luźnie
• luźno

 

Further reading

• luz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• luz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

• Audio (São Paulo):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃ
• Hyphenation: luz

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

2. light (medium within which vision is possible)
   • 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:

     É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.

     It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

4. light; light source (object that emits light)
6. (figurative) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)
7. (colloquial) electricity

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:luz.

Derived terms

• à luz de
• dar à luz

Related terms

• lúcido
• lucífero
• luzerna
• lúzio
• luzir

Etymology 2

Verb

luz

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

Spanish

luces (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish luz, from Latin lūcem, from Proto-Italic *louks, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks (“light”). Compare the borrowed doublet lux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈluθ/ [ˈluθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlus/ [ˈlus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: luz

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light

   la luz extinguida

   the extinguished light

2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (figurative, usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence

   Vas a llegar con menos luces.

   You're going to get there with less intellect.

4. (figurative) focus, point of view, understanding

   Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz.

   You must see it from a new point of view.

5. (electricity) electric power

   Se fue la luz.

   The lights went out. (There is a blackout.)

6. (architecture) span

Derived terms

• a buena luz
• a la luz de
• a media luz
• a plena luz del día
• a primera luz
• a toda luz; a todas luces
• aluzar
• año de luz
• año luz
• araña de luces
• arrojar luz
• bichito de luz
• bicho de luz
• Ciudad de la Luz
• cono de luz
• dar a luz
• disciplinante de luz
• entre dos luces
• gusano de luz
• hágase la luz
• lucecita
• lucero
• luces de avería
• luces de emergencia
• luces del norte
• luz antiniebla
• luz artificial
• luz blanca
• luz corta
• luz crepuscular
• luz de Bengala
• luz de carretera
• luz de cruce
• luz de freno
• luz de giro
• luz de luz
• luz natural
• luz negra
• luz solar
• luz trasera
• luz ultravioleta
• luz verde
• luz y sombra
• luz zodiacal
• mesa de luz
• patio de luces
• rayo de luz
• sable de luz
• salir a la luz
• servidumbre de luces
• toque de luz
• traje de luces
• velocidad de la luz

 

Related terms

• lucerna
• Lucía
• lúcido
• luciérnaga
• lucífero
• Lucio
• lucio
• lucir
• lumínico

 

Further reading

• “luz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28