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fulgir

Portuguese, verb/fuwˈʒi(ʁ)/

fulgir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to flash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “brilhar, resplandecer”.

What does fulgir mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    BrazilPortugalto flash

  2. 2

    BrazilPortugalto shine, (in)to glow

  3. 3

    BrazilPortugalto stand out

  4. 4

    BrazilPortugalto make shine

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. brilhar, resplandecer 2. realçar, sobressair

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 fulgir

  • fulgi first-person preterite singular
  • fulgido participle past
  • fulge present singular third-person
  • fulgiu preterite singular third-person
  • fulgires infinitive second-person singular
  • fulgirmos first-person infinitive plural
  • fulgirdes infinitive plural second-person
  • fulgirem infinitive plural third-person
  • fulgindo gerund
  • fulgidos masculine participle past
  • fulgida feminine participle past
  • fulgidas feminine participle past
  • fulgimos first-person indicative plural
  • fulgis indicative plural present
  • fulgia first-person imperfect indicative
  • fulgias imperfect indicative second-person
  • fulgíamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • fulgíeis imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fulgir?

  • Brazil /fuwˈʒi(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [fuʊ̯ˈʒi(h)]
  • /fuwˈʒi(ɾ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.