luciérnaga
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish luziérnega, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix -aga, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. The positioning of stress in the antepenultimate syllable is also due to pre-Roman influence.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /luˈθjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈθjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /luˈsjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈsjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -eɾnaɡa
- Syllabification: lu‧ciér‧na‧ga
Noun edit
luciérnaga f (plural luciérnagas)
- firefly
- Synonym: bicho de luz
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “luciérnaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014