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) 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”) (figurative) to stand out, to be resplendent (due to fame, honor, beauty, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Ercule, cerule, ulcere == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫuːˈkeː.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [luˈt͡ʃɛː.re] === Verb === lūcēre inflection of lūceō: present active infinitive second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative