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)
- (literary) bearing or giving off light
Noun
lucifero m (plural luciferi)
- (literary) name for the planet Venus as the morningstar, daystar
- Synonyms: stella del mattino, Venere
- (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Lucifero
Related terms
- luciferasi
- luciferiano
- luciferina
- luciferino
- Lucifero
Anagrams
- ferulico, fucilerò
Latin
Adjective
lūciferō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lūcifer