lucifero
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
Latin
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