llumenera
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin lūmināria, neuter plural of lūmināre, from Latin lūmen. Doublet of lluminària, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʎu.məˈne.ɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ʎu.meˈne.ɾa]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
llumenera f (plural llumeneres)
- oil lamp
- (figurative) bright spark, smart cookie
Related terms
Further reading
- “llumenera”, 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