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Lucerne¹

  • /luːˈsɜːn/ UK

Where it comes from

From French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcĭus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārĭa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”). Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

proper noun

  1. A canton of Switzerland.

    Similar: canton of Lucerne

  2. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
  3. A census-designated place in Lake County, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado, named for the plant lucerne.
  5. An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana.
  6. A ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas.
  7. A former settlement in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  8. A village in Putnam County, Missouri.
  9. A ghost town in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.
  10. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
  12. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
  13. A census-designated place in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.

lucerne²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, of uncertain origin.

noun

  1. archaic, uncountable Alfalfa. I have mixed lucerne, partially cured, in alternate strata with dry barley-straw on the mow, and found that cattle greedily consumed both in winter, when fed out in the yard.

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name canton

EspañolLucerna
中文盧塞恩州 /卢塞恩州 Lúsài'ēn Zhou
PortuguêsLucerna
FrançaisLucerne
DeutschLuzern
ItalianoLucerna
РусскийЛю́церн Ljúcern

name city

EspañolLucerna
한국어루체른 ruchereun
日本語ルツェルン Rutserun
中文盧塞恩 /卢塞恩 Lúsài'ēn
PortuguêsLucerna
FrançaisLucerne
DeutschLuzern
ItalianoLucerna
ΕλληνικάΛουκέρνη Loukérni
РусскийЛюце́рн Ljucérn
العربيةلوسرن lūsirn, لوسيرن lūsērn, لوزيرن lūzērn, لوتسيرن lūtsērn

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@misc{lucerne_2026,
  title = {lucerne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucerne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}