lucete
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];
pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Lauinia sedes seruat et Alba, lares, et quorum lucet in aris ignis adhuc Phrygius, nullique aspecta uirorum Pallas..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tura Iovi. V. Piper. Cerea quae patulo lucet ficedula lumbo, cum tibi sorte datur, si sapis, adde piper..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...stat porticus alta columnis, Calcatusque tuo sub pede lucet onyx, Pulvereumque fugax hippodromon ungula plaudit, Et pereuntis aquae..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...ager; tepet igne maligno Hic focus, ingenti lumine lucet ibi; Hic pretiosa fames conturbatorque macellus, Mensa ibi divitiis..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tegitur felix nec tamen uua latet: femineum lucet sic per bombycina corpus, calculus in nitida sic numeratur aqua..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Virgine Marciaue mergi; quae tam candida, tam serena lucet ut nullas ibi suspiceris undas et credas uacuam nitere..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...semper belle dicitur "Hippodame". 10 Et latet et lucet Phaethontide condita gutta, ut uideatur apis nectare clusa..."Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...heus te adloquor, Palaestrio: vigila inquam, expergiscere inquam, lucet hoc inquam. Pal. Audio. Per. Viden hostis tibi adesse..."
