luzir

From Vulgar Latin *lūcīre, from Latin lūcēre, present active indicative of lūceō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French luire and luisir.

luzir

1. (usually of the sun) to shine

• Catalan: lluir
• Occitan: lusir

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “lūcēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 50, page 429

From Old Portuguese luzir, from Vulgar Latin *lūcīre from Latin lūcēre, present active infinitive of lūceō (“I shine”), from Proto-Italic *loukēō, from the root of lūx (“light”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-eyo-, a verb that is derived from *lewk-.

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈzi(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈzi(ɻ)/
  • Homophone: luzi
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ˈziɾ/

luzir (first-person singular present indicative luzo, past participle luzido)

1. to shine (to emit light)

• brilhar, fulgir, fulgurar, iluminar, irradiar, resplandecer

• desluzir