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lumbre.

combustible material

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlumbɾe/[ˈlũm.bɾe]
  1. combustible material

    feminine
  2. fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire)

    feminine
  3. light produced by fire

    feminine
  4. luminosity, clearness

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lūmen Old Spanish lumne Old Spanish lumbre Spanish lumbre From Old Spanish lumbre, lumne, from Latin lūmen (“light source”). First attested in the Cantar de mio Cid. The shift /mn/ > /mbɾ/ is regular and expected: compare hambre and hombre. Cognate with Aragonese llumbre, lumbre, Asturian llume, Catalan llum, Galician and Portuguese lume, Italian lume, and Romanian lume. Doublet of the borrowed lumen.

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