luma in Latin

IPA: [ˈɫuː.ma] [Classical-Latin], [ˈluː.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From a root common to Latvian lustes (“cheat grass”), Swedish losta (“cheat grass”) and Ancient Greek λάχνη (lákhnē, “woolly hair”). * From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”). Cognates include Latin luctor (“to wrestle”), luxus (“dislocated”), Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos, “twig, withe”) and Old Norse lok (“weed, unwanted plant”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{cog|lv|lustes||cheat grass}} Latvian lustes (“cheat grass”), {{cog|sv|losta||cheat grass}} Swedish losta (“cheat grass”), {{cog|grc|λάχνη||woolly hair}} Ancient Greek λάχνη (lákhnē, “woolly hair”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*lewg-||bend, twist}} Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”), {{cog|la|luctor||to wrestle}} Latin luctor (“to wrestle”), {{cog|grc|λύγος||twig, withe}} Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos, “twig, withe”), {{cog|non|lok||weed, unwanted plant}} Old Norse lok (“weed, unwanted plant”) Head templates: {{la-noun|lūma<1>}} lūma f (genitive lūmae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lūma<1>}} Forms: lūma [canonical, feminine], lūmae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lūma [nominative, singular], lūmae [nominative, plural], lūmae [genitive, singular], lūmārum [genitive, plural], lūmae [dative, singular], lūmīs [dative, plural], lūmam [accusative, singular], lūmās [accusative, plural], lūmā [ablative, singular], lūmīs [ablative, plural], lūma [singular, vocative], lūmae [plural, vocative]

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"luma" meaning in Latin

Noun