fulgor
English
Alternative forms
- fulgour (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fulgor.
Noun
fulgor (usually uncountable, plural fulgors)
- Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, ch 2:
- She held on straight for the Red Sea under a serene sky, under a sky scorching and unclouded, enveloped in a fulgor of sunshine that killed all thought, oppressed the heart, withered all impulses of strength and energy.
- 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, ch 2:
References
- fulgor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Italian
Noun
fulgor m (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of fulgore
Latin
Etymology
fulgeō (“I flash, lighten”) + -or (abstract noun suffix). A later formation compared to fulgur.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈful.ɡor/, [ˈfʊɫ̪ɡɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈful.ɡor/, [ˈfulɡor]
Noun
fulgor m (genitive fulgōris); third declension
- lightning
- Synonym: fulgur
- flash, glitter, gleam, brightness, splendour
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fulgor | fulgōrēs |
| Genitive | fulgōris | fulgōrum |
| Dative | fulgōrī | fulgōribus |
| Accusative | fulgōrem | fulgōrēs |
| Ablative | fulgōre | fulgōribus |
| Vocative | fulgor | fulgōrēs |
Related terms
- fulgeō
- fulgur
- fulmen
Descendants
- English: fulgor
- Galician: fulgor
- Italian: fulgore, folgore,
- Portuguese: fulgor
- Spanish: fulgor
References
- “fulgor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fulgor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fulgor[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulˈɡoɾ/ [fulˈɣ̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ful‧gor
Noun
fulgor m (plural fulgores)
- shine, glow, splendor
- Synonyms: brillo, esplendor
Related terms
- fulgurar
- fulgente
- fulminar
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “fulgor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014