élucubrer
French, verb/e.ly.ky.bʁe/
élucubrer is spelled É-L-U-C-U-B-R-E-R (9 letters). Élucubrer is a French verb meaning “to elucubrate (compose at night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Composer un ouvrage à force de veilles et de travail. Il a toujours une nuance d’ironie”.
What does élucubrer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to elucubrate (compose at night)
- 2
derogatoryinformalto dream up
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Composer un ouvrage à force de veilles et de travail. Il a toujours une nuance d’ironie. 2. Faire des raisonnements ou tenir des propos extravagants.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of élucubrer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- élucubrant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- élucubré participle past
- élucubre first-person indicative present
- élucubres indicative present second-person
- élucubrons first-person indicative plural
- élucubrez indicative plural present
- élucubrent indicative plural present
- élucubrais first-person imperfect indicative
- élucubrait imperfect indicative singular
- élucubrions first-person imperfect indicative
- élucubriez imperfect indicative plural
- élucubraient imperfect indicative plural
- élucubrai first-person historic indicative
- élucubras historic indicative past
- élucubra historic indicative past
- élucubrâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce élucubrer?
- /e.ly.ky.bʁe/
- \e.ly.ky.bʁe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.