luz

Noun

1. (feminine) light (medium within which vision is possible)
2. (feminine) light; light source (object that emits light)
3. (feminine, figuratively) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)
4. (colloquial, feminine) electricity

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of luzir:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of luzir:

luzir

to shine (to emit light)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlu(j)s/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lux

Cognate with Galician: luz

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese luz, from Latin lūcem, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Doublet of lux. Compare Galician luz.

Concepts

light

streetlight

lamp

visible radiation

lighting

light source

visible light

ray

shine

street lamp

street light

lx

bright

source of illumination

flashlight

🔦

gleam

insight

lantern

🏮

lumen

lux

Synonyms

lâmpada

💡

candeia

🕯️

cadeeiro

lâmpadas

iluminação pública

iluminação

nascer

tempo

⌚

clarão

radiação visível

brilho

Lux

claridade

clima

dia

hora

Translations

lumière

luce

luz

licht

llum

światło

Licht

φως

lumen

lux

ronahî

ışık

ronî

Schein

luminaire

Sentences

Eles também deram à luz sete filhos .

They also gave birth to seven children.

Apague a lanterna que nos dá luz .

Turn off the flashlight that gives us light.

Havia uma luz verde cintilante emanando da estátua .

There was a flickering green light emanating from the statue.

A luz rosa na caixa marrom brilhou .

The pink light in the brown box flashed.