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Lucius
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lucius
English
Etymology
en :bor la:Lūcius 1
From en la Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen.
Pronunciation
en /ˈluːsɪəs/ /ˈluːʃəs/ UK
Proper noun
* +
en rare en male Latin.
Acts 13 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
en 2012 Dan Hassler-Forest Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age John Hunt Publishing 9781780991801 In one of the film's most discussed scenes, Bruce Wayne reveals to Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman) that he has modified his “sonar cell phone technology” to create a device that will allow him to listen in on all of Gotham City[...]
Related terms
en Loosh (diminutive)
en Lucian
en Lucia
en Lucy
Translations
male given name
Bulgarian: bg Лу́ций m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 路爵 Lùjué Catholic
Esperanto: eo Lucio
Etruscan: ett 𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉 m Luci, ett 𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉 m Luχi, ett 𐌋𐌖𐌅𐌂𐌄 m Luvce, ett 𐌋𐌖 Lu abbreviation, ett 𐌋𐌅 Lv abbreviation
Galician: gl Lucio
Greek: el Λούκιος m
Ancient Greek: grc Λούκιος m
Hungarian: hu Luciusz
Italian: it Lucio
Latin: la Lucius
Polish: pl Lucjusz m
Portuguese: pt Lúcio m
Spanish: es Lucio m
Vietnamese: vi Luciô
Latin
Alternative forms
praenominal abbreviation la L.
Etymology
la :inh itc-ala:Loucios Lūcius
From la itc-ala Loucios, from la itc-pro *Loukjos, related to la lūx light, stem la lūc-. Compare ett 𐌋𐌖𐌂𐌉 Luci a male praenomen and ett 𐌋𐌖𐌗𐌉 Luχi.
Pronunciation
Lūcius
Proper noun
Lūcius<2.both> Lūcia
Declension
Lūcius<2.both>
Derived terms
la Lūcia f praenomen
la Lūcīpor slave of Lucius
Descendants
en Lucius
it Lucio
grc Λούκιος Λεύκιος
pt Lúcio
es Lucio
See also
References
Lūcĭus Lucius1