llampegar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lampicāre, a frequentative verb based on Latin lampas (“lamp, torch”), of Greek origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
llampegar (first-person singular present llampego, first-person singular preterite llampeguí, past participle llampegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to flash (said of lightning)
Conjugation
Conjugation of llampegar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
Derived terms
- llampec
- llampegadissa
- llampeguejar
References
- “llampegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “llampegar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “llampegar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “llampegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.