English → Latin
“shine forth” in Latin
ēlūceōto shine out or forth, glitter; to shine out, show oneself, stand out; to be apparent, manifestēnītorto bear, give birth; to strive, struggle; to climb, ascendeffulgeōto shine or gleam forth, glitter, flashfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to exsplendēscōto shine out; to be eminent, be distinguished
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shine forth
elucere: enitere: effulgere (PROP. and figuratively): fulgere: exsplendescere (figuratively). The sun shines forth between the clouds, sol inter nubes effulget: figuratively, even in youth his excellent disposition shone forth, fulgebat jam in adolescentulo indoles virtutis. The good and beautiful shines forth from the virtues I have named, honestum decorumque ex iis, quas commemoravi, virtutibus perlucet.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shine forth?
- The usual Latin words for “shine forth” are ēlūceō, ēnītor, effulgeō; also fulgeō, exsplendēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.