LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

clangor

clangor m (genitive clangōris)
Classical[ˈkɫaŋ.ɡɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaŋ.ɡor]

Meaning

  1. masculineclang, crash, noise
  2. masculineblast (of a trumpet)
  3. masculinesound (of a horn)
  4. masculinecry (of a bird)
  5. masculinebark (of a dog)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclangorclangōrēs
genitiveclangōrisclangōrum
dativeclangōrīclangōribus
accusativeclangōremclangōrēs
ablativeclangōreclangōribus
vocativeclangorclangōrēs

clangor, ōris, m. clango,
I. a sound, clang, noise (mostly poet. and in Aug. prose).
I. Of wind instruments: tubarum, Verg. A. 2, 313; cf. id. ib. 8, 526; 11, 192; Luc. 1, 237; Sil. 2, 19; Stat. Th. 3, 651; Flor. 4, 2, 67; cf. Ov. M. 3, 707.—
II. Of birds (in crying or flying). clangorem fundere, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: tremulo clangore volare, id. poët. Div. 2, 30, 63; Ov. M. 12, 528; 13, 611: cum magno clangore volitare, Liv. 1, 34, 8; 5, 47, 4; Col. 8, 13, 2; Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 363 sq.; 10, 8, 10, § 23 al.; Flor. 1, 13, 15; * Suet. Dom. 6 al.—In plur., Verg. A. 3, 226.—
III. Of dogs, a barking, baying, Grat. Cyn. 186.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin clangor From clangō + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishclangour
  • Englishclangor
  • Frenchclangueur
  • Italianclangore
  • Portugueseclangor

In English words that came into English from clangor

  • clangourclangor

Quick answers

What does clangor mean in Latin?
clangor, a noun, means “clang, crash, noise; blast (of a trumpet); sound (of a horn)”.
What is the genitive of clangor?
The genitive singular is clangōris. clangor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce clangor?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫaŋ.ɡɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklaŋ.ɡor].