fulgur
See also: Fulgur
Latin
edit(Lightning occurs in the clouds and descends through the atmosphere of the sky to the earth.)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *folgos, from the same root as fulgeō (“flash, lighten”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈful.ɡur/, [ˈfʊɫ̪ɡʊr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈful.ɡur/, [ˈfulɡur]
Noun
editfulgur n (genitive fulguris); third declension
- lightning, a flash of lightning
- Synonym: fulgor
- thunderbolt
- Synonym: fulmen
- brightness, splendor
- Synonym: fulgor
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | fulgur | fulgura |
Genitive | fulguris | fulgurum |
Dative | fulgurī | fulguribus |
Accusative | fulgur | fulgura |
Ablative | fulgure | fulguribus |
Vocative | fulgur | fulgura |
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- “fulgur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fulgur”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fulgur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.