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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin lūmine, singular ablative of lūmen, lūminis, from Proto-Italic *louksmən, from Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥. Compare Galician and Portuguese lume, Asturian llume, Italian lume.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlumbɾe/ [ˈlũm.bɾe]
  • Rhymes: -umbɾe
  • Syllabification: lum‧bre

Noun

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lumbre f (plural lumbres)

  1. combustible material
  2. fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire)
  3. light produced by fire
  4. luminosity, clearness
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