luciérnaga

Spanish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /luˈθjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈθjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /luˈsjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈsjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɾnaɡa
• Syllabification: lu‧ciér‧na‧ga

Noun

luciérnaga f (plural luciérnagas)

1. firefly

   Synonym: bicho de luz

Related terms

• lúcido
• lucir
• luz f

 

Further reading

• “luciérnaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• neurálgica