llum
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
A formation of lym with expressive anlaut, which in its turn has caused the velarization of the following vowel.
Noun edit
llum m
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan lum, from Latin lūmen (compare Spanish lumbre), from Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Compare Occitan lum, Spanish lumbre.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
llum f (plural llums)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
llum m (plural llums)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- llum in ésAdir.
- “llum” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “llum”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “llum” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “llum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Maltese edit
Root |
---|
j-w-m |
2 terms |
Alternative forms edit
- illum (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology edit
Contraction of il-jum (literally “the day”), from Arabic اَلْيَوْمَ (al-yawma).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
llum
- today (on the current day)