Lucifer

See also: lucifer and Lúcifer

English

Etymology

From Latin Lūcifer, from lūx (light) + ferō (bear, carry). Attested in Old English as Lūcifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend (lightbearer) also from the same Latin source.

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Lucifer

  1. A figure mentioned in the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12.
    1. The king of Babylon in Isaiah 14:4.
    2. Satan.
  2. The planet Venus as the daystar.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer.

Proper noun

Lucifer

  1. Lucifer

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. See also the inherited form from the same source, luceafăr.

Proper noun

Lucifer m (genitive and dative lui Lucifer)

  1. Lucifer

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǔt͡sifer/
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧ci‧fer

Proper noun

Lùcifer m (Cyrillic spelling Лу̀цифер)

  1. Lucifer

Declension

References

  • Lucifer” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. See also the doublet lucífero.

Proper noun

Lucifer

  1. Lucifer
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