lluir
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan luyr, from Vulgar Latin *lūcīre (with some conjugations from lūcēscō), from Latin lūcēre, present active infinitive of lūceō, from Proto-Italic *loukēō, from the root of lūx (“light”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-eyo-, a verb that is derived from *lewk-. Compare Occitan lusir, French luire.
Pronunciation
Verb
lluir (first-person singular present lluo, first-person singular preterite lluí, past participle lluït)
- to shine (to emit light)
Conjugation
Verb
lluir (first-person singular present lluo, first-person singular preterite lluí, past participle lluït)
- (intransitive, figurative) to shine (to be successful or popular)
- (intransitive) to be a star (person)
- (transitive) to show, display
- Synonym: exhibir
Conjugation
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “lluir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lluir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “lluir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lluir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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