luco
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.ko/
- Rhymes: -uko
- Hyphenation: lù‧co
Etymology 1
From Latin lūcus (“grove sacred to a deity”), from Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkós (“open space, clearing”), derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Cognates include English lea (“meadow”), Hindi लोक (lok, “public” ← “world”), Lithuanian laũkas (“field”).
Noun
luco m (plural luchi)
- a small grove, particularly:
- (Ancient Rome) a grove sacred to the gods
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
luco
- first-person singular present indicative of lucere
Anagrams
- clou, culo
Latin
Noun
lūcō
- dative/ablative singular of lūcus
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish loco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luko/, [ˈluko]
Adjective
luco
- crazy
Derived terms
- lucojtia
- lucojti̱c
- lulucojtzi
References
- Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, page 139