lucentes
Dictionary entries
- Entry →luceo, lucere, luxi, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shine, emit light (heavenly body); dawn; cause to shine; be clear/evident;; sparkle/glitter/shine w/reflected light; be conspicuous in merit, excel;; be bright/resplendent; be visible, show up; [lucet => it is (becoming) light];
acc. pl. pres. act. part.nom. pl. pres. act. part.voc. pl. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...coma, pluma tenet. CXLVII Cubicularia gausapina. Stragula purpureis lucent villosa tapetis. Quid prodest, si te congelat uxor anus..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...illinc, usquequaque, quacumque. Non ulcus acre pusulaeve lucentes, nec triste mentum sordidique lichenes, nec labra pingui delibuta cerato..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...mentitum colorem et quadam vix enarrabili foeditate pallescant. Lucent igitur haec citra solem et ut quaedam exigua animalia..."
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...mali et falsae commissa sorori, lilia per vernos lucent velut alba colores praecipue, quis vita brevis totusque parumper..."
Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...cristae, et clipei niger umbo cadit, iamque omnia lucent membra uiri. cedunt acies, et terror utrimque, quo ruat..."Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...margine parmae ima sedet galea et iuguli uitalia lucent. nec frustrata manus, mortemque inuenerat hasta; sed prohibet paulumque..."Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Zephyrique refecit aura polum, redit omnis honos, emissaque lucent germina, et informes ornat sua gloria uirgas. nuntius attonitas..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...simul et Garganus et arua Volturis et calidi lucent buceta Matini. non tamen ad Magni peruenit gratius umbras..."