luz

/ˈlus/

la noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
luces

Meaning

  1. light

    • Apaga la luz, por favor.

      Turn off the light, please.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

alumbrado

Alumbrado is lighting, specifically the electric lighting of a place; luz is the general word for light.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

leve

leve is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "light."

Portuguese

luz

luz is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "light."

Practice

1 What does luz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Apaga la ___, por favor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches luz?

noun

Last updated