fulgido
See also: fúlgido
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fulgidus, derived from fulgeō (“to flash, glare, shine”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidi, feminine plural fulgide)
- (chiefly literary) bright, shining
- Synonyms: (literary) fulgente, luminoso, rifulgente, rilucente, risplendente
- Antonyms: offuscato, opaco, oscuro
- c. 1316–1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXVI”, in Paradiso [Heaven][1], lines 1–3; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate][2], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
- Mentr’io dubbiava per lo viso spento,
de la fulgida fiamma che lo spense
uscì un spiro che mi fece attento- While I was doubting for my vision quenched, out of the flame refulgent that had quenched it issued a breathing, that attentive made me
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- fulgido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Adjective edit
fulgidō
Portuguese edit
Participle edit
fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidos, feminine plural fulgidas)
- past participle of fulgir
Spanish edit
Participle edit
fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidos, feminine plural fulgidas)
- past participle of fulgir