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

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