circumluceo
Latin
Etymology
From circum- + lūceō (“shine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɪr.kʊmˈɫuː.ke.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃir.kumˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
Verb
circumlūceō (present infinitive circumlūcēre, perfect active circumlūxī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- (transitive) to shine or glitter around; illuminate, light up
Conjugation
- In Classical Latin, this verb is only attested as the present active participle circumlūcēns.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “circumluceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press