LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

interlūceō

interlūceō (present infinitive interlūcēre, perfect active interlūxī)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈɫuː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. to shine or glitter forth between or at intervals
  2. to be clearly visible or manifest
  3. to be able to be seen through; to be transparent

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.interlūceōinterlūcēbaminterlūcēbōinterlūxīinterlūxeraminterlūxerō
2nd sg.interlūcēsinterlūcēbāsinterlūcēbisinterlūxistīinterlūxerāsinterlūxeris
3rd sg.interlūcetinterlūcēbatinterlūcēbitinterlūxitinterlūxeratinterlūxerit
1st pl.interlūcēmusinterlūcēbāmusinterlūcēbimusinterlūximusinterlūxerāmusinterlūxerimus
2nd pl.interlūcētisinterlūcēbātisinterlūcēbitisinterlūxistisinterlūxerātisinterlūxeritis
3rd pl.interlūcentinterlūcēbantinterlūcēbuntinterlūxērunt
interlūxēre
interlūxerantinterlūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.interlūceaminterlūcēreminterlūxeriminterlūxissem
2nd sg.interlūceāsinterlūcērēsinterlūxerīsinterlūxissēs
3rd sg.interlūceatinterlūcēretinterlūxeritinterlūxisset
1st pl.interlūceāmusinterlūcērēmusinterlūxerīmusinterlūxissēmus
2nd pl.interlūceātisinterlūcērētisinterlūxerītisinterlūxissētis
3rd pl.interlūceantinterlūcērentinterlūxerintinterlūxissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.interlūcē—
pres. 2nd pl.interlūcēte—
fut. 2nd sg.interlūcētō—
fut. 3rd sg.interlūcētō—
fut. 2nd pl.interlūcētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.interlūcentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinterlūcēre—
perfect infinitiveinterlūxisse—
present participleinterlūcēns—
gerundinterlūcendī, interlūcendō, interlūcendum

inter-lūcĕo, luxi, 2, v. n.,
I. to shine or glitter forth at intervals (class.).
I. Lit.: duos soles visos, et noctu interluxisse, Liv. 29, 14, 3: quia terrena quaedam animalia plerumque interlucent (in amber), Tac. G. 45, 4; Sol. 20, 3.—
II. Trop.
A. To be manifest, plainly visible: loci interlucent, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 31: quibus inter gradus dignitatis et fortunae aliquid interlucet, by which the degrees of dignity and fortune are distinguished, Liv. 1, 42, 4.—
B. To be capable of being seen through (thin of substance or few in number), to be transparent: interlucet corona (militum), Verg. A. 9, 508: acies, Front. Strat. 2, 3, 16; Veg. Mil. 3, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininterlūceō

Latin inter- 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 interlūceō From inter- + lūceō (“shine”).

In English words that came into English from interlūceō

  • interlucentinterlucens

Quick answers

What does interlūceō mean in Latin?
interlūceō, a verb, means “to shine or glitter forth between or at intervals; to be clearly visible or manifest; to be able to be seen through”.
What are the principal parts of interlūceō?
interlūceō, interlūcēre, interlūxī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce interlūceō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈɫuː.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈluː.t͡ʃe.o].
Where does interlūceō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interlūceō.