luzir

Etymology

From Latin lūceō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French luire and luisir.

Verb

luzir

1. (usually of the sun) to shine

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “lūcēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 50, page 429

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luzir, from Latin lūcēre, present active infinitive of lūceō (“I shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈzi(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈzi(ɻ)/
  • Homophone: luzi
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈziɾ/

Verb

luzir (first-person singular present indicative luzo, past participle luzido)

1. to shine (to emit light)