LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fulmineus

fulmineus (feminine fulminea, neuter fulmineum)
Classical[fʊɫˈmɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fulˈmiː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalthunder and/or lightning; fulmineous
  2. adjectivesparkling, splendid, brilliant

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefulmineusfulmineafulmineum
genitivefulmineīfulmineaefulmineī
dativefulmineōfulmineaefulmineō
accusativefulmineumfulmineamfulmineum
ablativefulmineōfulmineāfulmineō
vocativefulmineefulmineafulmineum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefulmineīfulmineaefulminea
genitivefulmineōrumfulmineārumfulmineōrum
dativefulmineīsfulmineīsfulmineīs
accusativefulmineōsfulmineāsfulminea
ablativefulmineīsfulmineīsfulmineīs
vocativefulmineīfulmineaefulminea

fulmĭnĕus, a, um, adj. fulmen,
I. of or belonging to lightning (poet.).
I. Lit.: ignis, Lucr. 2, 382; Ov. M. 11, 524; id. P. 2, 2, 118: ictus, Hor. C. 3, 16, 11; Ov. M. 14, 618: fragor, Val. Fl. 2, 501.—
II. Trop. *
A. Sparkling, splendid, brilliant: Mnestheus (i. e. with sparkling arms), Verg. A. 9, 812 (cf. ib. 733): fulminea in casside, Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 194.—
B. (Acc. to fulmen, II.) Destructive, murderous, killing: dextra, Val. Fl. 4, 167: os (apri), Ov. F. 2, 232; cf.: dentes (apri), Phaedr. 1, 21, 5: rictus lupi, Ov. M. 11, 36: ensis, Verg. A. 4, 580; 9, 442: ira, Sil. 11, 99: iter, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 200.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin fulmineus From fulmen + -eus.

Descendants
  • Catalanfulmini
  • Italianfulmineo
  • Portuguesefulmíneo
  • Spanishfulmíneo
  • Galicianfulmíneo

Quick answers

What does fulmineus mean in Latin?
fulmineus, a adjective, means “thunder and/or lightning; fulmineous; sparkling, splendid, brilliant”.
How do you pronounce fulmineus?
In classical Latin, [fʊɫˈmɪ.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fulˈmiː.ne.us].