fulmen

Meaning

1. (declension-3, neuter) lightning
2. (declension-3, neuter) lightning that strikes or sets on fire; a thunderbolt

Concepts

lightning

flash

thunderbolt

thunderstorm

Synonyms

fulgur

crepitaculum

explosio

tonitrus

🌩️

catapultæ

cætera

Translations

rayo

Blitz

relâmpago

raio

bliksem

llamp

lampo

relámpago

éclair

foudre

αστραπή

hemelvuur

fulmine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfʊɫ.mɛn]

Etymology

From fulgō/fulgeō (“flash, glare, lighten”) + -men (noun-forming suffix), with simplification of *-lgm- to -lm-.