Feminine
luna
- (broadly, colloquial, feminine) a natural satellite
- (archaic, feminine, literary) a month, moon
- (archaic, broadly, feminine, figuratively) a time of the year
- (feminine) silver
- (feminine) a full moon (as opposed to a crescent)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lù‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlu.na/
Etymology
From Luna, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Cognates include Armenian լուսին (lusin), Spanish luna, Portuguese lua, Romanian lună, Russian луна́ (luná).
Related words
natural satellite
moon phases
lunar cycle
avere la luna
aver la luna
mondo dei sogni
ciclo lunare
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