luna

Meaning

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(feminine) moon
(feminine) windshield
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of pez luna (“sunfish”)
(feminine) shirt
(feminine) shield

Frequency

Hyphenated as

lu‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluna/

Inherited from Latin

Cognate with Galician

Cognate with Portuguese

Cognate with Catalan

Cognate with French

Cognate with Italian

Cognate with Occitan

Cognate with Romanian

In summary

Inherited from Latin lūna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with Galician lúa, Portuguese lua, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna and Romanian lună.