vislumbre

See also: vislumbré

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vizˈlũ.bɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vizˈlũ.bɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viʒˈlũ.bɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vizˈlũ.bɾe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viʒˈlũ.bɾɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viʒˈlũ.bɾɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biʒˈlũ.bɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: vis‧lum‧bre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vislumbre, from Latin vix lūmināre (“barely illuminate”).

Noun

vislumbre m (plural vislumbres)

1. glimmer (a faint light)
2. glimpse (a brief look)
   • (Can we date this quote?), Fernando Pessoa, À noite:

     Que vislumbre escondido de melhores Dias ou horas no teu campo cabe?

     Which hidden glimpse of better days and hours fits in your field?

Related terms

• vislumbrar

Etymology 2

Verb

vislumbre

1. inflection of vislumbrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisˈlumbɾe/ [bisˈlũm.bɾe]
• Rhymes: -umbɾe
• Syllabification: vis‧lum‧bre

Etymology 1

Deverbal from vislumbrar.

Noun

vislumbre f (plural vislumbres)

1. glimmer, glimpse, surmise

Etymology 2

Verb

vislumbre

1. inflection of vislumbrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “vislumbre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16