verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
trānslūceō
trānslūceō (present infinitive trānslūcēre)
Classical[trãːsˈɫuː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[tranzˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
Meaning
- to shine across
- to shine or show through; to be transparent or translucent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
per rem lūceō, appāreōtrānslūceō -ēre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 12
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trānslūceō | trānslūcēbam | trānslūcēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | trānslūcēs | trānslūcēbās | trānslūcēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | trānslūcet | trānslūcēbat | trānslūcēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | trānslūcēmus | trānslūcēbāmus | trānslūcēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | trānslūcētis | trānslūcēbātis | trānslūcēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | trānslūcent | trānslūcēbant | trānslūcēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | trānslūceam | trānslūcērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | trānslūceās | trānslūcērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | trānslūceat | trānslūcēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | trānslūceāmus | trānslūcērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | trānslūceātis | trānslūcērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | trānslūceant | trānslūcērent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | trānslūcē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | trānslūcēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | trānslūcētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | trānslūcētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | trānslūcētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | trānslūcentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | trānslūcēre | — |
| present participle | trānslūcēns | — |
gerundtrānslūcendī, trānslūcendō, trānslūcendum
trans-lūcĕo or trālūcĕo, ēre, v. n. *
I. To shine across:
speculo in speculum translucet imago, Lucr. 4, 332. — II. To shine through, show through; to let shine through, to be transparent or translucent:
ille ... In liquidis translucet aquis, Ov. M. 4, 354: selenitis ex candido translucet melleo fulgore, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 181: per raritatem (pontium) translucentibus fluviis, id. 8, 43, 68, § 169: translucens fissura, id. 17, 14, 24, § 104; Col. 4, 29, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trāns-lūceō (trāl-) —, —, ēre,
to shine through, glimmer through: In liquidis aquis, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- 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 trānslūceō From trāns- + lūceō (“shine”).
Descendants
- Italiantralucere
- Occitantreslusir
- Frenchtraluirefrom Old French tresluisir
- Spanishtraslucir
- Spanishtranslucir
- Normantrélîserfrom Old French tresluisir