adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
altitonāns
altitonāns (genitive altitonantis)
Classical[aɫˈtɪ.tɔ.nãːs]Ecclesiastical[alˈtiː.to.nans]
Meaning
- one terminationThundering from on high.
- one terminationloud-roaring
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | altitonāns | altitonāns | altitonāns |
| genitive | altitonantis | altitonantis | altitonantis |
| dative | altitonantī | altitonantī | altitonantī |
| accusative | altitonantem | altitonantem | altitonāns |
| ablative | altitonantī altitonante | altitonantī altitonante | altitonantī altitonante |
| vocative | altitonāns | altitonāns | altitonāns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | altitonantēs | altitonantēs | altitonantia |
| genitive | altitonantium | altitonantium | altitonantium |
| dative | altitonantibus | altitonantibus | altitonantibus |
| accusative | altitonantīs altitonantēs | altitonantīs altitonantēs | altitonantia |
| ablative | altitonantibus | altitonantibus | altitonantibus |
| vocative | altitonantēs | altitonantēs | altitonantia |
altĭtŏnans, antis, adj. alte-tonans,
I. thundering from on high:
Juppiter, Enn. Ann. 2, 6: pater altitonans, i. e. Jupiter, Cic. Carm. Div. 1, 12.—Hence, in gen., of wind, loud-roaring: Volturnus, * Lucr. 5, 745.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
altitonāns ntis, adj.
alte + tonans, high-thundering: pater, i. e. Jupiter.
Origins
altē (“from on high”) + tonāns, present participle of tonō (“to thunder”).
Descendants
- Italianaltitonante