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1. Lūca, ae, f.,

  1. I. a city of Etruria, now Lucca, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 9; Liv. 21, 59, 10; 41, 17; Front. Strat. 3, 2.
    Hence,
  2. II. Lū-censis, e, adj., of Lucca: municipium, Cic. Fam. 13, 13.

lūcĕ, abl. adv., by day, etc.; v. lux, I. 2. b.

Luceium, i, n., a castle or fortress in Galatia, Cic. Deiot. 6; 7.

lŭcellum, i, n. dim. [lucrum], a small gain, slight profit: lucelli aliquid dare, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 30, § 72: facere aliquid lucelli, id. ib. 2, 3, 44, § 106: tecum partita lucellum, Hor. S. 2, 5, 82; trop.: hujus diei lucellum tecum communico, Sen. Ep. 5, 7.

lūcens, entis, Part. and P. a., from luceo.

Lūcensis, e, v. 1. Luca, II.

lūcĕo, xi, 2, v. n. [Sanscr. ruk, to be bright; Gr. λύχνος, λευκός, ἀμφιλύκη; Lat. lux, lumen, lucidus, luna; O. H.-Germ. liŏht; Germ. Licht; cf. also illustris], to be light or clear, to shine, beam, glitter (syn.: splendeo, fulgeo).

  1. I. Lit.: (lumen) Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Trag. v. 389 Vahl.): tum candida lumina lucent, id. ap. Fest. p. 228 and 229 Müll. (Ann. v. 157 Vahl.): (stella) luce lucebat aliena, Cic. Rep. 4, 16, 16: dum meus assiduo luceat igne focus, Tib. 1, 1, 6: lucet igne rogus, Ov. H. 11, 104: rara per occultos lucebat semita calles, Verg. A. 9, 383: lucet via longo Ordine flammarum, id. ib. 11, 143; cf. Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 17: interior caeli qua semita lucet, Stat. Th. 9, 641: (luminaria) lucent in firmamento caeli, Vulg. Gen. 1, 15: niveo lucet in ore rubor, Ov. Am. 3, 3, 6: lucent oculi, id. M. 1, 239; Val. Fl. 6, 492: cinis in multam noctem pertinaciter luxit, Suet. Tib. 74: virgatis lucent sagulis (sc. Galli), glitter, Verg. A. 8, 660: taedā lucebis in illa, i. e. shall burn, Juv. 1, 155: non amplius erit sol ad lucendum, Vulg. Isa. 60, 19.
    In the part. pres.: e rosea sol alte lampade lucens, Lucr. 5, 610; so, globus lunae, Verg. A. 6, 725: faces, Ov. F. 3, 270: sedebat In solio Phoebus claris lucente smaragdis, id. M. 2, 24: lucerna lucens in caliginoso loco, Vulg. 2 Pet. 1, 19.
    Poet., with acc.: huic lucebis novae nuptae facem, will light her home with a torch, Plaut. Cas. 1, 30: tute tibi puer es; lautus luces cereum, id. Curc. 1, 1, 9.
      1. 2. Of the day, daylight, etc., to appear, dawn, become light: an umquam lucebit in orbe ille dies, Sil. 16, 91: lucente jam die, Amm. 21, 15, 2.
          1. (β) Esp., impers.: lucet, lucebat, etc., it is (was) light, it is (was) day, it is dawning: priusquam lucet, adsunt, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 115: si lucet lucet: lucet autem, lucet igitur, Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96: si judicatum erit meridie non lucere, id. Att. 1, 1, 1: nondum lucebat, id. Rosc. Am. 34, 97: nec satis lucebat: cum autem luceret, etc., id. Att. 16, 13, a, 1: ubi lucere coepisset, id. Div. 1, 23, 47: expergiscere: lucet hoc, it is light, it is day there (in the sky), Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 63: hoc … luce lucebit, id. Curc. 1, 3, 26.
    1. B. Transf., to shine or show through, to be discernible, visible (poet.): si qua Arabio lucet bombyce puella, Prop. 2, 2, 25 (2, 3, 15): femineum lucet sic per bombycina corpus, Mart. 8, 68, 7: vitalia lucent, are uncovered, Stat. Th. 8, 525.
  2. II. Trop., to shine forth, to be conspicuous, apparent, clear, evident: nunc imperii nostri splendor illis gentibus lucet, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14, 41: mea officia et studia, quae parum antea luxerunt, id. Att. 3, 15, 4: cum res ipsa tot, tam claris argumentis luceat, id. Mil. 23, 61: virtus lucet in tenebris, id. Sest. 28, 60: tota oratio lucet, Quint. 8, 5, 29; 9, 1, 19.
    Hence, lūcens, entis, P. a., shining, bright, conspicuous: lucentior usus, Mall. Theod. de Metr. 9, 7.

Lū̆cĕres (also Lū̆cĕrenses, or perh. Lūcĕrēses, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119, 10), ium, m., an Etruscan tribe, whose union with the Ramnes (Latins) and Taties (Sabines) gave rise to the oldest Roman state. Romulus named after them one of his three centuries of horsemen: Luceres, ut Junius, a Lucumone, Varr. L. L. 5, §§ 55 and 81 Müll.; Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14; 2, 20, 36; Liv. 1, 13, 8; 1, 36, 2; Prop. 4 (5), 1, 31; Ov. F. 3, 131: hinc Taties Ramnesque viri Lŭceresque coloni, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 31.

Lūcĕrĭa, ae, f.,

  1. I. an ancient city of Apulia, now Lucera, Cic. Fam. 15, 15, 4; id. Att. 7, 12, 2; 8, 11, a; id. Clu. 69, 197; Liv. 22, 9; Hor. C. 3, 15, 14 et saep.
    Hence,
  2. II. Lū-cĕrīnus, a, um, adj., Lucerian: finis, Liv. 10, 35.
    In plur. subst.: Lūcĕrīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Luceria, Lucerians: Lucerini ac Samnites ad internecionem caesi, Liv. 9, 26.

lŭcerna, ae, f. [luc-erna, from luceo, q. v.; with double suffix like caverna, laverna, lanterna, etc.; cf. Gr. κέ-αρνον, σκέπαρνον], a lamp, oil-lamp.

  1. I. Lit.: lucerna dicta a luce, aut quod id vocant Graeci λύχνον, Varr. L. L. 5, § 119 Müll.: lucernam forte oblitus fueram extinguere, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 56: in sole lucernam adhibere nihil interest, Cic. Fin. 4, 12, 29: lucerna me deserit, my light goes out, id. Att. 7, 7, 7: vino et lucernis Medus acinaces Immane quantum discrepat, i. e. evening entertainments, Hor. C. 1, 27, 5: accedit numerus lucernis, the lights begin to seem double, id. S. 2, 1, 25; cf.: cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, Juv. 6, 305: pereundum est ante lucernas, before candle-light, id. 10, 339: lucernam accendere, Phaedr. 3, 19, 4: turpis fumo lucernae, Juv. 6, 131: lucerna ardens exstinguitur, Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49: fungi lucernarum, id. 28, 11, 46, § 163: pinguem nebulam vomuere lucernae, Pers. 5, 181: lucerna splendens super candelabrum, Vulg. Sir. 26, 22.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Nocturnal labor, lucubration (poet.): haec ego non credam Venusina digna Lucerna? Juv. 1, 51.
    2. B. A guide, instructor: quia mandatum lucerna est, Vulg. Prov. 6, 23; id. 2 Sam. 2, 29: lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum, id. Psa. 118, 105.
    3. C. A phosphorescent fish, Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82.

lŭcernārĭa, ae, f., the plant verbascum (acc. to Adelung’s Lex. Manuale), Marc. Emp. 20.

lŭcernāris, e, adj. [lucerna], of or belonging to a lamp: herba, candle-grass, Isid. 17, 9, 73.

lŭcernārĭum, ĭi, n. [lucerna],

  1. I. the time when the lamps are lighted, candle-light, Aug. ap. Reg. Cleric.
  2. II. A lamp, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 9, 38 fin.

‡ lŭcernārĭus, λυχνοῦχος, a lampstand, Gloss. Philox.

lŭcernātus, a, um, adj. [lucerna], furnished, i. e. lighted with a lamp: janua, Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 6.

lŭcernŭla, ae, f. dim. [lucerna], a small lamp: accensa lucernula, Hier. Ep. 107, n. 9; 117, n. 12.

lūcesco and lūcisco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [luceo], to begin to shine.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: sol lucescit, Verg. E. 6, 37: quorum caput flavo capillorum crine lucescat, Firm. Math. 4, 13.
    2. B. In partic., of the break of day, to grow light, break, dawn: nonae lucescunt, Ov. F. 5, 417.
      1. 2. Impers.: lucescit or luciscit, the day is breaking: eamus, Amphitruo: luciscit hoc jam, it is getting light there (in the sky), Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 45; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 1; v. luceo, I. A. fin.: cum lucisceret, as soon as it grew light, at break of day, *Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 8: et jam lucescebat, Liv. 4, 28.
  2. II. Trop.: luciscens amor, bright, Front. ad Anton. 1, 5 Mai.

lūcet, v. impers., v. luceo, I. A. 2. β.

Lūcĕtĭus, i, m., and Lūcĕtĭa, ae, f. [lux], light-bringer, a surname of Jupiter and of Juno: Lucetium Jovem appellat, Naev. ap. Gell. 5, 12, 6; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 570; Macr. S. 1, 15; cf. also: Lucetium Jovem appellabant, quod eum lucis esse causam credebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 114 Müll.
Of Juno: Juno pulchra, sive te Lucinam, quod lucem nascentibus tribuas, ac Lucetiam convenit nuncupari, Mart. Cap. 2, § 149.