alumiar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alumẽar, from Vulgar Latin *alluminare, from Latin illūmināre, present active infinitive of illūminō. Compare Galician alumar, Spanish alumbrar, French allumer, Italian alluminare.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lu.ˈmjaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧lu‧mi‧ar

Verb

alumiar (first-person singular present indicative alumio, past participle alumiado)

  1. to illuminate
  2. to clarify
  3. to shed light on

Conjugation

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