brontea
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
Noun
[edit]brontea f (genitive bronteae); first declension
- The thunderstone, a precious stone
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brontea | bronteae |
| genitive | bronteae | bronteārum |
| dative | bronteae | bronteīs |
| accusative | bronteam | bronteās |
| ablative | bronteā | bronteīs |
| vocative | brontea | bronteae |
References
[edit]- “brontea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- brontea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.