lucus

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Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Italic *loukos, from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-ó-s (open space, clearing), which is derived from the root *lewk- (bright). Cognates include Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (clearing), Sanskrit लोक (loka, free space, world).

Pronunciation

Noun

lūcus m (genitive lūcī); second declension

  1. A grove sacred to a deity
  2. (poetic) a wood

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lūcus lūcī
Genitive lūcī lūcōrum
Dative lūcō lūcīs
Accusative lūcum lūcōs
Ablative lūcō lūcīs
Vocative lūce lūcī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: Lluc (toponym)
  • Corsican: lucu
  • Gascon: luc, luga
  • Old French: luz (Champagne)
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: Lugo (toponym)
  • Sardinian: luo (Barbagia)
  • Basque: luku
  • Italian: luco

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