lucifero

See also: Lucifero, and lucífero

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūciferum, from lūx (“light”) + -fer (“bearing, bringing”), a calque on Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros). Doublet of Lucifero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈt͡ʃi.fe.ro/
• Rhymes: -ifero
• Hyphenation: lu‧cì‧fe‧ro

Adjective

lucifero (feminine lucifera, masculine plural luciferi, feminine plural lucifere)

1. (literary) bearing or giving off light

Noun

lucifero m (plural luciferi)

1. (literary) name for the planet Venus as the morningstar, daystar

   Synonyms: stella del mattino, Venere

2. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Lucifero

Related terms

• luciferasi
• luciferiano
• luciferina
• luciferino
• Lucifero

Anagrams

• ferulico, fucilerò

Latin

Adjective

lūciferō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lūcifer