luciérnaga
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish luziérnega, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix -aga, from Paleo-Hispanic. The positioning of stress in the antepenultimate syllable is also due to pre-Roman influence.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /luˈθjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈθjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- IPA(key): /luˈsjeɾnaɡa/ [luˈsjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾnaɡa
- Syllabification: lu‧ciér‧na‧ga
Noun
[edit]luciérnaga f (plural luciérnagas)
- firefly
- Synonym: bicho de luz
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “luciérnaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾnaɡa
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾnaɡa/4 syllables
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