alustro

Galician

alustros

Etymology 1

From Latin lūstrō (“I purify; I illuminate”) from Latin lūstrum (“sacrifice”); or rather from Proto-Celtic *lowkstro-, from Proto-Celtic *lowko- (“bright, light”): compare Welsh lluched (“lightning”) and North Catalan llaucet. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlustɾo̝/

Noun

alustro m (plural alustros)

1. lightning
2. flash of lightning

Synonyms

• apago, lóstrego, relampo

Derived terms

• alustrar (“to lightning”)

Related terms

• lóstrego

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alustro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alustro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alustro”, in Tesouro do léxicco patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

alustro

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of alustrar

Portuguese

Verb

alustro

1. first-person singular present indicative of alustrar