allumare

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See also: allumaré

Asturian

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Verb

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allumare

  1. inflection of allumar:
    1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
    2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.luˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧lu‧mà‧re

Etymology 1

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From allum(e) (alum) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Verb

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allumàre (first-person singular present allùmo, first-person singular past historic allumài, past participle allumàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to treat cloth with alum prior to dying it
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Etymology 2

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From Old French alumer. By surface analysis, a- (to, towards) +‎ lume (light) +‎ -are.

Verb

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allumàre (first-person singular present allùmo, first-person singular past historic allumài, past participle allumàto, auxiliary avére) (obsolete, poetic)

  1. (transitive) to make bright, brighten, illuminate
    Synonym: illuminare
  2. (transitive) to kindle, light (e.g. a fire)
    Synonym: accendere
    Antonym: spegnere
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Etymology 3

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From a- +‎ lume (in the figurative sense of “eye”) +‎ -are.

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allumàre (first-person singular present allùmo, first-person singular past historic allumài, past participle allumàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (regional, transitive) to eye
    Synonym: adocchiare
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Further reading

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  • allumare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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