alumbrar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin illumināre, confusing prefix il- with a-, or through a Vulgar Latin root *alluminare. Doublet of iluminar. Compare Asturian allumar, Galician alumar, Portuguese alumiar, French allumer, Italian alluminare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alumˈbɾaɾ/ [a.lũmˈbɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to illuminate

   Synonyms: iluminar, aluzar

2. to give birth

   Synonym: dar a luz

3. to shed light (on)

Derived terms

• alumbrarse
• alumbramiento

Related terms

• lumbre

Further reading

• “alumbrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014