"lumen" meaning in Latin

See lumen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈluː.men/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈɫ̪uːmɛn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈlu.men/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈluːmen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *louksmən, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s-mn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Equivalent to lūx + -men. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*louksmən}} Proto-Italic *louksmən, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*léwk-s-mn̥}} Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s-mn̥, {{suffix|la|lūx|men}} lūx + -men Head templates: {{la-noun|lūmen<3>}} lūmen n (genitive lūminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lūmen<3>}} Forms: lūmen [canonical, neuter], lūminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lūmen [nominative, singular], lūmina [nominative, plural], lūminis [genitive, singular], lūminum [genitive, plural], lūminī [dative, singular], lūminibus [dative, plural], lūmen [accusative, singular], lūmina [accusative, plural], lūmine [ablative, singular], lūminibus [ablative, plural], lūmen [singular, vocative], lūmina [plural, vocative]
  1. light, source of light Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Light Synonyms: lūx
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-ifYVi3YT Disambiguation of Light: 19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9
  2. (poetic) the eyes Tags: declension-3, poetic
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-QAHRzGqJ Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9
  3. (poetic) daylight Tags: declension-3, poetic Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-yMyqQ4Nl Disambiguation of Light: 19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9
  4. (poetic) brightness Tags: declension-3, poetic Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-qm7WyVf8 Disambiguation of Light: 19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20
  5. (poetic) the light of life Tags: declension-3, poetic Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-EHfcdWca Disambiguation of Light: 19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20
  6. An opening through which light can penetrate such as an air-hole or a window. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-TX9AV-XH Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9
  7. The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-CyNDjiXp Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 8 23 2 2 12 30 9 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9
  8. (figuratively) a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person) Tags: declension-3, figuratively Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-lumen-la-noun-PciSlfN~ Disambiguation of Light: 19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lūmināre, lūminātor, lūminātus, lūminō, lūminōsus
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūmināre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūminātor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūminātus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūminō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūminōsus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "lumi",
            "3": "lunjinã"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: lumi, lunjinã",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: lumi, lunjinã"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "llume"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: llume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: llume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "llum"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: llum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: llum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ist",
            "2": "loûme"
          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: loûme",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istriot: loûme"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "lume"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: lume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruo",
            "2": "lume"
          },
          "expansion": "Istro-Romanian: lume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istro-Romanian: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruq",
            "2": "lumi"
          },
          "expansion": "Megleno-Romanian: lumi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Megleno-Romanian: lumi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mwl",
            "2": "lhume"
          },
          "expansion": "Mirandese: lhume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mirandese: lhume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "lume"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: lume\nGalician: lume\nPortuguese: lume",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: lume\nGalician: lume\nPortuguese: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "lume",
            "3": "lumină"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: lume, lumină",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: lume, lumină"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "lumi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: lumi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: lumi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "lumbre"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: lumbre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: lumbre"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λούμεν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: λούμεν (loúmen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: λούμεν (loúmen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "lúmen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: lúmen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: lúmen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "люмен",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: люмен (ljumen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: люмен (ljumen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: lumen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewk-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*louksmən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *louksmən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*léwk-s-mn̥"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s-mn̥",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lūx",
        "3": "men"
      },
      "expansion": "lūx + -men",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *louksmən, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s-mn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”).\nEquivalent to lūx + -men.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lūmen",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūmina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lūmen<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "lūmen n (genitive lūminis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lūmen<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "la:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light, source of light"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-ifYVi3YT",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lūx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[Rumor] never closes her eyes in sweet slumber.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.185",
          "text": "… nec dulcī dēclīnat lūmina somnō."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the eyes"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-QAHRzGqJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "eyes",
          "eyes"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) the eyes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "la:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "daylight"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-yMyqQ4Nl",
      "links": [
        [
          "daylight",
          "daylight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) daylight"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "la:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brightness"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-qm7WyVf8",
      "links": [
        [
          "brightness",
          "brightness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) brightness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 1 20 19 11 9 1 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Light",
          "orig": "la:Light",
          "parents": [
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the light of life"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-EHfcdWca",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) the light of life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An opening through which light can penetrate such as an air-hole or a window."
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-TX9AV-XH",
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 8 23 2 2 12 30 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 17 6 6 10 20 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 18 21 5 5 11 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel"
      ],
      "id": "en-lumen-la-noun-CyNDjiXp",
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "light",
          "light"
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        "(figuratively) a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person)"
      ],
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        "declension-3",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.men/",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪uːmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluːmen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lumen"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "lūmināre"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūminātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūminātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūminō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūminōsus"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: loûme",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Istriot: loûme"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "lume"
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          "expansion": "Italian: lume",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Italian: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruo",
            "2": "lume"
          },
          "expansion": "Istro-Romanian: lume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istro-Romanian: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruq",
            "2": "lumi"
          },
          "expansion": "Megleno-Romanian: lumi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Megleno-Romanian: lumi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mwl",
            "2": "lhume"
          },
          "expansion": "Mirandese: lhume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mirandese: lhume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "lume"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: lume\nGalician: lume\nPortuguese: lume",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: lume\nGalician: lume\nPortuguese: lume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "lum"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: lum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: lum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "lume",
            "3": "lumină"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: lume, lumină",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: lume, lumină"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "lumi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: lumi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: lumi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "lumbre"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: lumbre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: lumbre"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λούμεν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: λούμεν (loúmen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: λούμεν (loúmen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "lúmen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: lúmen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: lúmen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "люмен",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: люмен (ljumen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: люмен (ljumen)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: lumen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "lumen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: lumen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: lumen"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "neuter"
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      "form": "lūminis",
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        "genitive"
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "lūmen",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lūmina",
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        "accusative",
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    {
      "form": "lūmine",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "lūminibus",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "lūmen",
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light, source of light"
      ],
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        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lūx"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[Rumor] never closes her eyes in sweet slumber.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.185",
          "text": "… nec dulcī dēclīnat lūmina somnō."
        }
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        "the eyes"
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          "eyes",
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      ],
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        "(poetic) the eyes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "daylight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "daylight",
          "daylight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) daylight"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brightness"
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        [
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          "brightness"
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        "(poetic) brightness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the light of life"
      ],
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        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
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        "(poetic) the light of life"
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An opening through which light can penetrate such as an air-hole or a window."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "luminary",
          "luminary"
        ],
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪uːmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluːmen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lumen"
}

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