See also: alumear

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin allūminō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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alumẽar

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to illuminate, clarify
    • 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 4:
      O quarto dia alumeou os çeos et a terra cõ o sol, et cõ a lũa, et com as estrellas; et posoas ẽno firmamento: o sol por lo dia, et a lũa et as estrellas pera anoyte
      the fourth day He illuminated the skies and the earth with the sun, and with the moon, and with the stars; and He put them in the firmament: the sun during the day, the moon and the stars at nighttime

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Galician: alumar, alumear
  • Portuguese: alumiar

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