LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

illūceō

illūceō (present infinitive illūcēre)
Classical[ɪlˈluː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[ilˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. to shine in or on, give light, light up, illuminate

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.illūceōillūcēbamillūcēbō———
2nd sg.illūcēsillūcēbāsillūcēbis———
3rd sg.illūcetillūcēbatillūcēbit———
1st pl.illūcēmusillūcēbāmusillūcēbimus———
2nd pl.illūcētisillūcēbātisillūcēbitis———
3rd pl.illūcentillūcēbantillūcēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.illūceamillūcērem——
2nd sg.illūceāsillūcērēs——
3rd sg.illūceatillūcēret——
1st pl.illūceāmusillūcērēmus——
2nd pl.illūceātisillūcērētis——
3rd pl.illūceantillūcērent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.illūcē—
pres. 2nd pl.illūcēte—
fut. 2nd sg.illūcētō—
fut. 3rd sg.illūcētō—
fut. 2nd pl.illūcētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.illūcentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveillūcēre—
present participleillūcēns—
gerundillūcendī, illūcendō, illūcendum

illūcĕo (inl-), ēre, v. n. in-luceo,
I. to shine in or on, to light up, illuminate, give light (very rare): pix atra tuo capiti illuceat, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 65: tota domus tua veri fulgore solis illuceat, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 19, 39.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinillūceō

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Latin illūceō From in- + lūceō (“shine”).

Quick answers

What does illūceō mean in Latin?
illūceō, a verb, means “to shine in or on, give light, light up, illuminate”.
What are the principal parts of illūceō?
illūceō, illūcēre (second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce illūceō?
In classical Latin, [ɪlˈluː.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ilˈluː.t͡ʃe.o].
Where does illūceō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin illūceō.