luminio

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Italian

Etymology

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From lumin(are) (“to shine”) +‎ -io (nominal suffix denoting a continuative aspect)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lu.miˈnio̯/, [l̺umiˈn̺io̯]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧mi‧nìo

Noun

luminio m (plural luminii)

  1. (literary, rare) shimmer, glimmer
    • 1938, Riccardo Bacchelli, Dio ti salvi [May God Save You], Mondadori, published 1963, page 137:
      […] luminio brillante, duro, cieco come uno specchio.
      […] a harsh, bright shimmer [of eyes], blind like a mirror.
    • Synonyms: luccichio, sfavillio
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