fulgido

See also: fúlgido

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fulgidus, derived from fulgeō (“to flash, glare, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈful.d͡ʒi.do/
• Rhymes: -uldʒido
• Hyphenation: fùl‧gi‧do

Adjective

fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidi, feminine plural fulgide)

1. (chiefly literary) bright, shining

   Synonyms: (literary) fulgente, luminoso, rifulgente, rilucente, risplendente

   Antonyms: offuscato, opaco, oscuro

   • 1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXVI”, in Paradiso [Heaven]‎^[1], lines 1–3; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Mentr’io dubbiava per lo viso spento,
     de la fulgida fiamma che lo spense
     uscì un spiro che mi fece attento

     While I was doubting for my vision quenched, out of the flame refulgent that had quenched it issued a breathing, that attentive made me

Derived terms

• fulgidamente
• fulgidezza

Further reading

• fulgido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

fulgidō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fulgidus

Portuguese

Participle

fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidos, feminine plural fulgidas)

1. past participle of fulgir

Spanish

Participle

fulgido (feminine fulgida, masculine plural fulgidos, feminine plural fulgidas)

1. past participle of fulgir