elucubrar
Portuguese, verb/e.lu.kuˈbɾa(ʁ)/
elucubrar is spelled E-L-U-C-U-B-R-A-R (9 letters). Elucubrar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to reflect (on something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “meditar; pensar excessiva e demoradamente sobre algo”.
What does elucubrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reflect (on something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. meditar; pensar excessiva e demoradamente sobre algo 2. desenvolver ou construir alguma coisa por meio de análise, de meditação 3. passar a noite estudando ou analisando intensamente um assunto 4. realizar alguma coisa durante a noite, utilizando luz artificial
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of elucubrar
- elucubro first-person present singular
- elucubrei first-person preterite singular
- elucubrado participle past
- elucubrares infinitive second-person singular
- elucubrarmos first-person infinitive plural
- elucubrardes infinitive plural second-person
- elucubrarem infinitive plural third-person
- elucubrando gerund
- elucubrados masculine participle past
- elucubrada feminine participle past
- elucubradas feminine participle past
- elucubras indicative present second-person
- elucubra indicative present singular
- elucubramos first-person indicative plural
- elucubrais indicative plural present
- elucubram indicative plural present
- elucubrava first-person imperfect indicative
- elucubravas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elucubrar?
- Brazil /e.lu.kuˈbɾa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [e.lu.kuˈbɾa(h)]
- /e.lu.kuˈbɾa(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.