Masculine
lume
- (masculine) flame, fire (to cook or keep oneself warm)
- (masculine) lumen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlũ.mi/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lume, from Latin lūmen. Cognate with Galician, French, Italian, and Romanian lume, Spanish lumbre, Catalan llum and Occitan lum. In the sense of "lumen" it is a modern neologism. Doublet of lúmen, a borrowing.
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