verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
perlūceō
perlūceō (present infinitive perlūcēre, perfect active perlūxī)
Classical[pɛrˈɫuː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
pellūceō
Meaning
- to shine through; to be visible, transparent or seen through
- figurativelyto shine through, to be apparent, clear or intelligible
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlūceō | perlūcēbam | perlūcēbō | perlūxī | perlūxeram | perlūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | perlūcēs | perlūcēbās | perlūcēbis | perlūxistī | perlūxerās | perlūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | perlūcet | perlūcēbat | perlūcēbit | perlūxit | perlūxerat | perlūxerit |
| 1st pl. | perlūcēmus | perlūcēbāmus | perlūcēbimus | perlūximus | perlūxerāmus | perlūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | perlūcētis | perlūcēbātis | perlūcēbitis | perlūxistis | perlūxerātis | perlūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | perlūcent | perlūcēbant | perlūcēbunt | perlūxērunt perlūxēre | perlūxerant | perlūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlūceam | perlūcērem | perlūxerim | perlūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | perlūceās | perlūcērēs | perlūxerīs | perlūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perlūceat | perlūcēret | perlūxerit | perlūxisset |
| 1st pl. | perlūceāmus | perlūcērēmus | perlūxerīmus | perlūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perlūceātis | perlūcērētis | perlūxerītis | perlūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perlūceant | perlūcērent | perlūxerint | perlūxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perlūcē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perlūcēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perlūcētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perlūcētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perlūcētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perlūcentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perlūcēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | perlūxisse | — |
| present participle | perlūcēns | — |
gerundperlūcendī, perlūcendō, perlūcendum
perlūcĕo (pell-), xi, 2, v. n. per-luceo,
I. to shine through, shine forth, be visible; to be seen through, to be transparent, pellucid (class.).
I. Lit.:
ita is pellucet, quasi laterna Punica, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 29: tenuis ac perlucens aether, Cic. N. D. 2, 21, 54: amethysti perlucent omnes violaceo colore, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 122: perlucens amictus, Ov. M. 4, 313: Cretice, pelluces, i. e. you wear a transparent Cretan garment, Juv. 2, 78: perlucens toga, Sen. Ep. 114; Plin. 9, 15, 20, § 50: perlucens avena, i. e. with many holes, Tib. 3, 4, 71: perlucens ruina, Juv. 11, 13: pellucet omnis regia (because the walls are fallen down), Sen. Her. Fur. 1001.—II. Trop., to shine through or forth, to appear; to be transparent, clear, intelligible:
illud ipsum quod honestum decorumque dicimus quasi perlucet ex eis, quas commemoravi, virtutibus, Cic. Off. 2, 9, 32: pellucens oratio, id. Brut. 79, 274: mores dicentis ex oratione pelluceant, Quint. 6, 2, 13: perlucet omne regiae vitium domus, is apparent, Sen. Agam. 148.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-lūceō (pell-) lūxī, —, ēre,
to shine through, glimmer: perlucens iam aliquid lux, i. e. in some measure piercing, L.: pelluces, i. e. you wear a transparent garment, Iu.—P. praes., transparent: perlucens aether: amictus, O.: ruina, Iu. —Fig., to shine through, gleam forth, appear, be clear, be intelligible: illud quasi perlucet ex eis virtutibus: pellucens oratio.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- 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 perlūceō From per- + lūceō (“shine”).