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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese alumẽar, from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare Galician alumear, Spanish alumbrar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lu.miˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lu.miˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.lu.miˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.lu.miˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lu.miˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.luˈmja(ɻ)/
Verb
alumiar (first-person singular present alumio, first-person singular preterite alumiei, past participle alumiado)
- to illuminate
- to clarify
- to shed light on
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.