llum

Concepts

light

lamp

lighting

lightness

light source

oil lamp

sunlight

visible light

visible radiation

flashlight

🔦

source of illumination

highlight

Synonyms

làmpada

far

il·luminació

llàntia

claredat

Translations

luz

luce

luz

lumière

licht

φως

Licht

ışık

ronahî

lumen

lux

ronî

lutz

lâmpada

💡

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʎum]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lūmen

Cognate with Spanish: lumbre

Cognate with Occitan: lum

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan lum, from Latin lūmen (compare Spanish lumbre), from Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Compare Occitan lum, Spanish lumbre.

Sentences

Avui en dia són molt poques les cases que tenen llum .

Today there are very few houses that have light.

Perquè brilli una llum indestructible .

For an indestructible light to shine.

La font de llum és elèctrica i pot regular-se amb un reòstat.

The light source is electric and can be regulated with a rheostat.