luma
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.
Noun
luma (plural lumas or luma)
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
luma (uncountable)
- The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma.
Anagrams
Bariai
Noun
luma
References
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
luma inan
Declension
Declension of luma (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | luma | luma | lumak |
| ergative | lumak | lumak | lumek |
| dative | lumari | lumari | lumei |
| genitive | lumaren | lumaren | lumen |
| comitative | lumarekin | lumarekin | lumekin |
| causative | lumarengatik | lumarengatik | lumengatik |
| benefactive | lumarentzat | lumarentzat | lumentzat |
| instrumental | lumaz | lumaz | lumez |
| inessive | lumatan | luman | lumetan |
| locative | lumatako | lumako | lumetako |
| allative | lumatara | lumara | lumetara |
| terminative | lumataraino | lumaraino | lumetaraino |
| directive | lumatarantz | lumarantz | lumetarantz |
| destinative | lumatarako | lumarako | lumetarako |
| ablative | lumatatik | lumatik | lumetatik |
| partitive | lumarik | — | — |
| prolative | lumatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "luma" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “luma” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lúmaq (“old, worn out”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lumà (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)
Derived terms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adjective
luma (accusative singular luman, plural lumaj, accusative plural lumajn)
Antonyms
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Verb
luma
- (intransitive) to drown
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse luma (“to keep closely, hold tight”). Perhaps akin to Danish lomme (“pocket”).
Pronunciation
Verb
luma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lumaði, supine lumað)
- Used only in set phrases.
Conjugation
luma — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að luma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
lumað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
lumandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég luma | við lumum | present (nútíð) |
ég lumi | við lumum |
| þú lumar | þið lumið | þú lumir | þið lumið | ||
| hann, hún, það lumar | þeir, þær, þau luma | hann, hún, það lumi | þeir, þær, þau lumi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég lumaði | við lumuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég lumaði | við lumuðum |
| þú lumaðir | þið lumuðuð | þú lumaðir | þið lumuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það lumaði | þeir, þær, þau lumuðu | hann, hún, það lumaði | þeir, þær, þau lumuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
luma (þú) | lumið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lumaðu | lumiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að lumast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
lumast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
lumandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég lumast | við lumumst | present (nútíð) |
ég lumist | við lumumst |
| þú lumast | þið lumist | þú lumist | þið lumist | ||
| hann, hún, það lumast | þeir, þær, þau lumast | hann, hún, það lumist | þeir, þær, þau lumist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég lumaðist | við lumuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég lumaðist | við lumuðumst |
| þú lumaðist | þið lumuðust | þú lumaðist | þið lumuðust | ||
| hann, hún, það lumaðist | þeir, þær, þau lumuðust | hann, hún, það lumaðist | þeir, þær, þau lumuðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
lumast (þú) | lumist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lumastu | lumisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
lumaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
lumaður | lumuð | lumað | lumaðir | lumaðar | lumuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
lumaðan | lumaða | lumað | lumaða | lumaðar | lumuð | |
| dative (þágufall) |
lumuðum | lumaðri | lumuðu | lumuðum | lumuðum | lumuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
lumaðs | lumaðrar | lumaðs | lumaðra | lumaðra | lumaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
lumaði | lumaða | lumaða | lumuðu | lumuðu | lumuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
lumaða | lumuðu | lumaða | lumuðu | lumuðu | lumuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
lumaða | lumuðu | lumaða | lumuðu | lumuðu | lumuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
lumaða | lumuðu | lumaða | lumuðu | lumuðu | lumuðu | |
Derived terms
- luma á (“to keep something secretly; to have something up one's sleeve”)
Kavalan
Pronoun
luma
- (interrogative) why
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
-lúma
- to bite
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain; proposed derivations include:
- From a root common to Latvian lustes (“cheat grass”), Swedish losta (“cheat grass”) and Ancient Greek λάχνη (lákhnē, “woolly hair”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”). Cognates include Latin luctor (“I wrestle”), luxus (“dislocated”), Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos, “twig, withe”) and Old Norse lok (“weed, unwanted plant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lūma f (genitive lūmae); first declension
- A thorn
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lūma | lūmae |
| Genitive | lūmae | lūmārum |
| Dative | lūmae | lūmīs |
| Accusative | lūmam | lūmās |
| Ablative | lūmā | lūmīs |
| Vocative | lūma | lūmae |
Derived terms
References
- “luma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- luma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “luma”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 831
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
-lúma
- to bite
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
-lúma
- to bite
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Slavomolisano
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
luma m
Declension
declension of luma (series-1b masc a-stem)
References
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale)., pp. 393
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
-lúma
- to bite
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lúmaq (“old, worn out”). Compare Malay lama.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lumà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)
- old (of objects)
- worn; used; second-hand
- Synonyms: gamit, segunda-mano
- out of date; old-fashioned; antiquated
- Synonym: lipas
- remaining from the previous year (of harvested crops)
- Synonym: laon
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
lumá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)
Derived terms
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
luma
- to bite
Vlax Romani
Noun
luma f
- Alternative form of lùmia
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Pronunciation
Verb
-lûma
- (transitive and intransitive) to bite
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Pronunciation
Verb
-lûma
- (transitive and intransitive) to bite
Inflection
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “luma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “luma (3.9)”