llum

== Albanian == === Etymology === A formation of lym with expressive anlaut, which in its turn has caused the velarization of the following vowel. === Noun === llum m mud == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan lum, from Latin lūmen (compare Spanish lumbre), from Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Compare Occitan lum, Spanish lumbre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈʎum] Rhymes: -um === Noun === llum f (plural llums) light ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === llum m (plural llums) lamp Synonym: làmpada ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === lluir === References === llum in ésAdir. “llum”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “llum”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “llum” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “llum”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Maltese == === Alternative forms === illum (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause) === Etymology === Contraction of il-jum, literally “the day”, from Arabic اَلْيَوْمَ (al-yawma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(ɪ)lˈluːm/ Rhymes: -uːm === Adverb === llum today (on the current day)