fulgur

See also: Fulgur

Latin

Alternative forms

fulgor

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *folgos, from the same root as fulgeō (“flash, lighten”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈful.ɡur/, [ˈfʊɫ.ɡʊr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈful.ɡur/

Noun

fulgur n (genitive fulguris); third declension

lightning, a flash of lightning
thunderbolt

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fulgur	fulgura
genitive	fulguris	fulgurum
dative	fulgurī	fulguribus
accusative	fulgur	fulgura
ablative	fulgure	fulguribus
vocative	fulgur	fulgura

Derived terms

fulgurō

Related terms

Descendants

Aromanian: sfulgu
Franco-Provençal: fudra
French: foudre
Friulian: folc

Italian: folgore
Occitan: fólzer
Romanian: fulger
Spanish: fulgor

References

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

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