Luna
Argent, in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns'…Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Let's all go to Luna Park.
Пойдёмте все в луна-парк. — odexed
Ходімо всі до луна-парку. — deniko
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(rare, uncountable)Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
(obsolete, uncountable)Silver.
- (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
Examples
11 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-EuropeaFrom Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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