Learn Romanian › lumină
lumină
light /luˈminə/
noun#473 most common
Also: illumination, glow, brightness
Example sentences
Lumina este puternică.
The light is strong.
Aprind lumina în bucătărie.
I turn on the light in the kitchen.
Luna dă puțină lumină noaptea.
The moon gives a little light at night.
Lumina soarelui pătrunde prin fereastră.
Sunlight comes through the window.
Ochii ei străluceau într-o lumină caldă.
Her eyes shone in a warm light.
Filosofii au căutat mereu lumina rațiunii în întunericul ignoranței.
Philosophers have always sought the light of reason in the darkness of ignorance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lumină | lumini |
| Genitive | luminii | luminilor |
| Accusative | lumină | lumini |
| Vocative | lumino | luminilor |
Word family
a luminato light, to illuminate
luminosluminous, brightiluminareillumination, enlightenment
luminătorluminary, light source
luminozitateluminosity, brightness
Etymology
Lumină comes from the Latin plural lumina, the plural of lumen, meaning light. Many Latin neuter plurals were reinterpreted as feminine singular nouns as Latin evolved into Romanian, and lumina followed that path to become the modern feminine noun lumină. The same root gave Latin lux and a wide family of light-related words across the Romance languages.
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