fulgir

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fulgēre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ful‧gir

Verb

fulgir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite fulgi, past participle fulgido) (Brazil)
fulgir (third-person only, third-person singular present fulge, third-person singular preterite fulgiu, past participle fulgido) (Portugal)

  1. (intransitive) to flash
  2. (intransitive) to shine, (in)to glow
    Synonym: resplandecer
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to stand out
    Synonyms: brilhar, sobressair
  4. (transitive) to make shine

Conjugation

Brazil
Portugal

References

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fulgēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fulˈxiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ful‧gir

Verb

fulgir (first-person singular present fuljo, first-person singular preterite fulgí, past participle fulgido)

  1. to shine
    Synonym: resplandecer
  2. to glow
    Synonyms: fulgurar, brillar

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