Lucifer

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Lucifer A taxonomic genus within the family Luciferidae – certain prawns. == English == === Etymology === From Middle English Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer (from lūx (“light”) +‎ ferō (“bear, carry”)). Attested in Old English as Lūċifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend (“lightbearer”) also from the same Latin source. Application of the name to Satan results from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (whence also the corresponding sense of morning star). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈluːsɪfə/ Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer Rhymes: -uːsɪfə(ɹ) === Proper noun === Lucifer (literary) The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star). Synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus (biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon. Satan, the Devil. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Lucifer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ferulic == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlut͡sɪfɛr] === Proper noun === Lucifer m anim Lucifer (supreme evil spirit) Synonyms: Satan, Belzebub ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Lucifer”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Lucifer”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Lucifer”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈly.siˌfɛr/ Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer === Proper noun === Lucifer m Lucifer (mythological fallen angel) === See also === lucifer == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ly.si.fɛʁ/ === Proper noun === Lucifer m Lucifer == Latin == === Alternative forms === lūcifer (letter case) === Etymology === From lūx +‎ -fer, calque of Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος (Phōsphóros). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫuː.kɪ.fɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈluː.t͡ʃi.fer] === Proper noun === Lūcifer m sg (genitive Lūciferī); second declension (astronomy) morning star, daystar, planet Venus (biblical) Lucifer (Greek mythology) Lucifer, the fabled son of Aurora and Cephalus, and father of Ceyx (poetic) day ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “Lucifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Lucifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “Lucifer”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Lucifer”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “Lucifer”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “Lucifer”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Middle English == === Alternative forms === Lucyfer, Lucyfere === Etymology === From Latin Lūcifer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliu̯sifər/ Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer === Proper noun === Lucifer Satan; the Devil; the supreme Christian figure of evil. The planet Venus as the daystar. ==== Descendants ==== English: Lucifer Scots: Lucifer ==== References ==== “Lūcifer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 February 2019. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. See also the inherited doublet from the same source, luceafăr. === Proper noun === Lucifer m (genitive and dative lui Lucifer) Lucifer == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lǔt͡sifer/ Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer === Proper noun === Lùcifer m anim (Cyrillic spelling Лу̀цифер) Lucifer ==== Declension ==== === References === “Lucifer”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. See also the doublet lucífero and Luzbel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luθiˈfeɾ/ [lu.θiˈfeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /lusiˈfeɾ/ [lu.siˈfeɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: Lu‧ci‧fer === Proper noun === Lucifer Lucifer