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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scintillāre. Cf. also centelhar, possibly an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
Verb
cintilar (first-person singular present cintilo, first-person singular preterite cintilei, past participle cintilado)
- to scintillate; to sparkle
- Synonyms: centelhar, faiscar, chispar
- to shine (to reflect light)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scintillāre. Cf. also centellar, possibly an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θintiˈlaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sintiˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cin‧ti‧lar
Verb
cintilar (first-person singular present cintilo, first-person singular preterite cintilé, past participle cintilado)
- to scintillate
- Synonym: centellear
- to shine (to reflect light)
- Synonym: brillar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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