lluz

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎuθ/ [ˈʎuθ]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Syllabification: lluz
  • (Patsuezu) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕuθ]
  • (Cunqueiru) IPA^(key): [ˈɖuθ]
  • (Meridional) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡suθ]

Etymology 1

From Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx.

Noun

lluz f (plural lluces)

1. light

   Synonym: llume

2. power

   Synonyms: lletricidá, llume

Derived terms

• a la lluz
• allumar
• añu lluz
• cocu de lluz
• gata de lluz
• guxarapu de lluz
• guxán de lluz
• llucencia
• lluceru
• lluces tristes
• primer lluz
• rata de lluz
• salir a la lluz
• viérbene de lluz

Related terms

• llucir
• lluciu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lluz

1. third-person singular present indicative of llucir

Further reading

• “lluz”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “lluz”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx.

Noun

lluz f

1. light

References

• “lluz”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
• “lluz”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

• llawz (Bunsar, Ketama)
• ǧǧuz (Taghzut)

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لوز (lawz, lūz), from Arabic لَوْز (lawz).

Noun

lluz m (collective, singulative talluzet f, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⵍⵓⵣ)

1. almonds

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Paris, France: HAL