LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

lūmināre

lūmināre n (genitive lūmināris)
Classical[ɫuː.mɪˈnaː.rɛ]Ecclesiastical[lu.miˈnaː.re]

Meaning

  1. literallyThat which gives light; enlightener
  2. a window-shutter, window (that lets light in)
  3. Late Latinin plurallight, lamp (such as those lighted in churches in honor of martyrs)
  4. Late Latinin pluralA luminary; especially a heavenly body.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūminārelūmināria
genitivelūminārislūminārium
dativelūminārīlūmināribus
accusativelūminārelūmināria
ablativelūminārīlūmināribus
vocativelūminārelūmināria

lūmĭnāre, āris, n. lumen,
I. that whieh gives light, a light-giver (mostly in plur.).
I. A luminary, a heavenly body: fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna, Vulg. Gen. 1, 16.—
II. A light, lamp, burned in the Jewish temple and in Christian churches, Vulg. Exod. 35, 8 (cf. lucerna): accenduntur luminaria, Hier. adv. Vigil. 3.—
III. A window-shutter, window: luminaria lata, Cato, R. R. 14: octavam partem tolli luminarium aedium ad Streniae memineris, Cic. Att. 15, 26, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*louksmən
  4. Latinlūmināre

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin lūmināre From lūmen (“light”) + -āris.

Descendants
  • Catalanllumener
  • Catalanllumenera
  • Frenchlumière
  • Italianluminare
  • Occitanlumniera
  • Portugueselumieira
  • Portugueselumeeira
  • Romanianlumânare
  • Spanishlumbrera
  • Englishluminaria

In English words that came into English from lūmināre

  • luminarylūminārium

Quick answers

What does lūmināre mean in Latin?
lūmināre, a noun, means “That which gives light; enlightener; a window-shutter, window (that lets light in)”.
What is the genitive of lūmināre?
The genitive singular is lūmināris. lūmināre is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce lūmināre?
In classical Latin, [ɫuː.mɪˈnaː.rɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lu.miˈnaː.re].
Where does lūmināre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- → Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ → Proto-Italic *louksmən → Latin lūmināre.