refulgeo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From re- (“back; again”) + fulgeō (“I shine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈful.ɡe.oː/, [rɛˈfʊɫ̪ɡeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈful.d͡ʒe.o/, [reˈful̠ʲd͡ʒeo]
Verb edit
refulgeō (present infinitive refulgēre, perfect active refulsī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to shine or flash back, reflect (a shining light); glitter, glisten
- (figuratively) to shine out noticeably, stand out
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Spanish: refulgir
References edit
- “refulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “refulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- refulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.