luminio

Italian

Etymology

From luminare (“to shine”) +‎ -io (frequentative).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lu.miˈni.o/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: lu‧mi‧nì‧o

Noun

luminio m (plural luminii)

  1. (literary, rare) shimmer, glimmer
    Synonyms: luccichio, sfavillio
    • 1938, Riccardo Bacchelli, Dio ti salvi [May God Save You], Mondadori, published 1963, page 137:
      […] luminio brillante, duro, cieco come uno specchio.
      […] a harsh, bright shimmer [of eyes], blind like a mirror.

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