"fulgur" meaning in Latin

See fulgur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfʊɫ.ɡʊr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈful.ɡur] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *folgos, from the same root as fulgeō (“flash, lighten”). The expected declension according to regular sound changes would be *fulgus /fulgeris. The nominative fulgus is in fact given by Festus as an alternative form. The oblique stem fulger- is attested in Lucretius ("quasi protelo stimulatur fulgere fulgur"), and also in inscriptions in the spelling of derived words such as fulgerātor. Some Romance descendants also derive from a stem fulger- (although they could alternatively descend from fulgere, the infinitive of the verb fulgō). The usual nominative/accusative/vocative singular form, fulgur, shows replacement of -s with -r, presumably by analogy to the oblique stem. This analogical change is not usual in neuter third-declension nouns, but rōbur n (“oak”), iubar n (“splendor; brightness”) and sulphur n (“brimstone; lightning”) are other possible examples. The usual oblique stem fulgur- shows replacement of expected -er- or -or- with -ur-. Kent 1932 and Parker 1986 suggest that -o- was raised to -u- by assimilation to the vowel in the first syllable in this word, and also in sulphur (though ulcus shows regular ulcer-). Compare also (non-neuter) augur. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*folgos}} Proto-Italic *folgos, {{lang|la|quasi protelo stimulatur fulgere fulgur}} quasi protelo stimulatur fulgere fulgur Head templates: {{la-noun|fulgur<3.N>}} fulgur n (genitive fulguris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fulgur<3.N>}} Forms: fulguris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fulgur [nominative, singular], fulgura [nominative, plural], fulguris [genitive, singular], fulgurum [genitive, plural], fulgurī [dative, singular], fulguribus [dative, plural], fulgur [accusative, singular], fulgura [accusative, plural], fulgure [ablative, singular], fulguribus [ablative, plural], fulgur [singular, vocative], fulgura [plural, vocative], fulgus [alternative]
  1. lightning, a flash of lightning Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: fulgor, fulgetrum, fulgurātiō, fulmen
    Sense id: en-fulgur-la-noun-XkvUvc9f Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 21 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 17 43
  2. thunderbolt Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: fulmen, ictus
    Sense id: en-fulgur-la-noun-xnKzQriu Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 25 61 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 21 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 17 43
  3. brightness, splendor Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: fulgor, clāritas̄, clāritūdō, nitor
    Sense id: en-fulgur-la-noun-Q69pEIS7 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 21 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 17 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fulgurālis, fulgurātiō, fulgurō Related terms: fulgeō, fulgetrum, fulgor, fulmen
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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