luč

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luc"

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlut͡ʃ]

Verb

luč

second-person singular imperative of loučit

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lučь, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkis, which is derived from *lewk-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lûːt͡ʃ/

Noun

lȗč f (Cyrillic spelling лу̑ч)

kindling, resinous pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
(archaic) light

Declension

Declension of *luč*
	singular	plural
nominative	luč	luči
genitive	luči	luči
dative	luči	lučima
accusative	luč	luči
vocative	luči	luči
locative	luči	lučima
instrumental	luči	lučima

See also

svetlo

Further reading

“luč”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lučь, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lùːt͡ʃ/, /lúːt͡ʃ/

Noun

lūč f

light (a source of light)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem
nom. sing.	lúč
gen. sing.	lúči
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lúč	lúči	lúči
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lúči	lúči	lúči
dative (dajȃlnik)	lúči	lúčma	lúčim
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lúč	lúči	lúči
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lúči	lúčih	lúčih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lúčjo	lúčma	lúčmi

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	lúč
gen. sing.	lučí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lúč	lučí	lučí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lučí	lučí	lučí
dative (dajȃlnik)	lúči	lučéma	lučém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lúč	lučí	lučí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lúči	lučéh	lučéh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lučjó	lučéma	lučmí

Further reading

“luč”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025