lume

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lume

/ˈlu.me/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin lūmen. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Slavic, which displaced the original meaning light. Presumably, the semantic evolution began with 'light' → 'in the open, visible to all' → 'the public' → 'all people' → 'the whole world'.

Compare Hungarian világ and Old Church Slavonic свѣтъ (světŭ). Doublet of lumen.

noun lumi · lume · lumea · lumile

also, feminine, figuratively world Hoinăream prin lume-n lung și-n lat / Până să găsesc un om ca tine
feminine, in the definite people Când vezi că lumea te înjură, răspunde cu aceeași monedă!
Similar: oameni
feminine humanity, mankind
Similar: omenire
feminine, obsolete, regional illumination, light, brightness, sight
Similar: lumină

In English

world collective/subjective human experience
people a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons

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@misc{lume_2026,
  title = {lume},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lume},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}