lūcerna — meaning in English

English meaning

• lamp noun A device that produces light, whether electric, oil-burning, or otherwise.
• light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
• Lucerne noun Alfalfa, a clover-like forage plant grown as feed for livestock.

Senses

lūcerna is used for these senses in English:

• Lucerne The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
• Luserna A Cimbrian-speaking village in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
• light (countable) A source of illumination.
• oil lamp A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.

light — full definition

1. noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
2. noun A source of illumination, such as a lamp or bulb.
3. verb To set something burning.
4. verb To illuminate; to provide light for.
5. adj Not heavy; weighing little.

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