LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fulgidus

fulgidus (feminine fulgida, neuter fulgidum, comparative fulgidior, superlative fulgidissimus)
Classical[ˈfʊɫ.ɡɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈful̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveflashing, glittering, shining

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefulgidus
fulgidulus
fulgida
fulgidula
fulgidum
fulgidulum
genitivefulgidī
fulgidulī
fulgidae
fulgidulae
fulgidī
fulgidulī
dativefulgidō
fulgidulō
fulgidae
fulgidulae
fulgidō
fulgidulō
accusativefulgidum
fulgidulum
fulgidam
fulgidulam
fulgidum
fulgidulum
ablativefulgidō
fulgidulō
fulgidā
fulgidulā
fulgidō
fulgidulō
vocativefulgide
fulgidule
fulgida
fulgidula
fulgidum
fulgidulum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefulgidī
fulgidulī
fulgidae
fulgidulae
fulgida
fulgidula
genitivefulgidōrum
fulgidulōrum
fulgidārum
fulgidulārum
fulgidōrum
fulgidulōrum
dativefulgidīs
fulgidulīs
fulgidīs
fulgidulīs
fulgidīs
fulgidulīs
accusativefulgidōs
fulgidulōs
fulgidās
fulgidulās
fulgida
fulgidula
ablativefulgidīs
fulgidulīs
fulgidīs
fulgidulīs
fulgidīs
fulgidulīs
vocativefulgidī
fulgidulī
fulgidae
fulgidulae
fulgida
fulgidula

fulgĭdus, a, um, adj. fulgeo,
I. flashing, glittering, shining (ante- and post-class.): lumina, Lucr. 3, 363: acies ornatu fulgida Martis, Claud. in Ruf. 2, 351; Anthol. Lat. 5, 41, 15.—Comp.: fulgidier radio, Ven. Carm. 8, 5 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰl̥géh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*folgēō
  4. Latinfulgidus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fulgidus From fulgeō + -idus.

Descendants
  • Italianfulgido
  • Portuguesefúlgido
  • Spanishfúlgido

In English words that came into English from fulgidus

  • fulgidfulgidus

Quick answers

What does fulgidus mean in Latin?
fulgidus, a adjective, means “flashing, glittering, shining”.
How do you pronounce fulgidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfʊɫ.ɡɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈful̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.dus].
Where does fulgidus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥géh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *folgēō → Latin fulgidus.