relusco

Galician

alustros

Etymology

From re- + a derivative of Latin luscus (“one-eyed”); alternatively from Proto-Celtic *lowksko-, from Proto-Celtic *lowko- (“bright, light”). Confer lóstrego.^[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈlusko̝/

Noun

relusco m (plural reluscos)

lightning
flash of lightning

Synonyms

alustro, lóstrego, relampo

Derived terms

reluscar (“to lightning”)

Related terms

References

“relusco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“relusco” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“relusco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

↑ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen‎, Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 195-196 – via De Gruyter.

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