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“flash” in Latin
fulgorlightning; flash, glitter, gleam, brightness, splendourfulgurlightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt; brightness, splendorfulgetrumlightning, heat lightningfulmenlightning that strikes or sets on fire; a thunderboltingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacityfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to micōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to tremblesplendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright; to be bright, distinguished or illustrious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flash s.
fulgor (bright, blazing; e.g., of comets, lightning, etc.; also opposed to fumus). A flash of lightning, fulgur (ἀστραπή, the lightning, inasmuch as it shines, and as a single temporary phenomenon on the horizon, instead of which sometimes fulgores is met with, but seldom the sing. fulgor. It ought to be well distinguished from fulgetrum or fulgetra; i. e., continued or repeated lightning): fulmen (κεραυνός, the lightning, inasmuch as it strikes any object). [Vid :, also, LIGHTNING.] Flash of the eye or the eyes, ardor oculorum (Cic., Balb., 21, extr.), or acies oculorum (Caes., B.G., 1, 39); vultus ardore animi micans (the look or glance flashing with wrath): to emit slight flashs of anything, jacere igniculos alicujus rei; igniculos alicujus rei ostendere (e.g., ingenii): like a flash of lightning (i. e., as quick), *fulminis instar; cum maxima celeritate.
flash v.
fulgere (to shine like lightning): micare: splendere (to sparkle, to glitter). The swords were seen flashing, micantes fulsere gladii: his eyes flashed through the mask, ex persona ardebant oculi: his eyes flash, oculi ardent (Cic., Verr., 4, 66, 148), or vultus ejus ardore micat (if with rage).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flash?
- The usual Latin words for “flash” are fulgor, fulgur, fulgetrum; also fulmen, ingenium, fulgeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.