English → Latin
“fulmination” in Latin
fulmenlightning that strikes or sets on fire; a thunderboltverbumword; proverb, saying; verbsuushis, her, hers, its (own); their, theirspaetusHaving a cast in the eyes; blinking, winking or squinting with the eyes.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fulmination
verborum fulmina (Cic., Fam., 9, 21, 1, quoting an expression of Paetus’s): fulmen (e.g., verborum, suum, etc.) alicui intentatum (☞ Liv., 6, 39). To imitate anybody’s fulminations, alicujus verborum fulmina imitari (Paetus, ap. Cic., Fam., 9, 21, 1). Anybody utters these fulminations, haec intonat aliquis, plenus irae (Liv., 3, 48).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fulmination?
- The usual Latin words for “fulmination” are fulmen, verbum, suus; also paetus. 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.