lumen

(Anglès)

  1. (declension-3) light, source of light
  2. (declension-3, poetic) the eyes
  3. (declension-3, poetic) daylight
  4. (declension-3, poetic) brightness
  5. (declension-3, poetic) the light of life
  6. (declension-3) An opening through which light can penetrate such as an air-hole or a window.
  7. (declension-3) The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel
  8. (declension-3, figuratively) a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈɫuː.mɛn]
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Proto-Italic *louksmən, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s-mn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). By surface analysis, lū(x) + -men.

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