rutilante

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin rutilāns, rutilantem (“reddening”), present active participle of rutilō (“to redden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.tiˈlan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: ru‧ti‧làn‧te

Adjective

rutilante m or f by sense (plural rutilanti) (literary)

1. having a vibrant red colo(u)r
2. (loosely) shining, glowing

Related terms

• rutilare
• rutilismo
• rutilo

Participle

rutilante m or f by sense (plural rutilanti)

1. present participle of rutilare

References

• rutilante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

rutilante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of rutilāns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [hu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [hu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.te/ [hu.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁu.tiˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: ru‧ti‧lan‧te

Adjective

rutilante m or f (plural rutilantes)

1. rutilant, glowing, shining

   Synonyms: brilhante, cintilante

   Antonyms: escuro, sombrio

Related terms

• rutilância

Further reading

• “rutilante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rutilante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rutiˈlante/ [ru.t̪iˈlãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: ru‧ti‧lan‧te

Adjective

rutilante m or f (masculine and feminine plural rutilantes)

1. (literary) sparkling, shiny

Related terms

• rutilancia
• rutilar

Further reading

• “rutilante”, 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