Portuguese

Proper noun

Luz f

1. A female given name.
2. Luz (municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Luz.

Spanish

Etymology

luz ‎(“light”), shortened from María (de la) Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".

Proper noun

Luz f

1. A female given name.

English

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.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin lux.

Noun

luz f ‎(plural luces)

1. light

Lojban

Rafsi

luz

1. rafsi of kluza.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lux, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‎(“white; light; bright”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

1. 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.

2. light; light source (object that emits light)
3. (figuratively) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:luz.

Derived terms

• à luz de
• dar à luz

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lux, lucis.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /luθ/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /lus/

Noun

luz f ‎(plural luces)

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) brightness, intelligence

   Vas a llegar con menos luces.

   You're going to get there with less intellect.

4. (figuratively) 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.‎

   There is a blackout.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

“luz” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.