rutilare

See also: rutilaré

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin rutilō, rutilāre (“to redden”), derived from rutilus (“having a warm or yellowish red colo(u)r; strawberry blonde”, adjective), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.tiˈla.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: ru‧ti‧là‧re

Verb

rutilàre (first-person singular present rùtilo, first-person singular past historic rutilài, past participle rutilàto, no auxiliary) (literary, intransitive)

1. to have a vibrant red colo(u)r

   Hypernym: rosseggiare

2. (loosely) to shine

   Synonyms: (literary) rifulgere, risplendere, splendere

Related terms

• rutilante
• rutilismo
• rutilo

 

References

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

Latin

Verb

rutilāre

1. inflection of rutilō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish

Verb

rutilare

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of rutilar