brontea
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
Nomen
editbrontea f (genitive bronteae); first declension
- The thunderstone, a precious stone
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | brontea | bronteae |
Genitive | bronteae | bronteārum |
Dative | bronteae | bronteīs |
Accusative | bronteam | bronteās |
Ablative | bronteā | bronteīs |
Vocative | brontea | bronteae |
References
edit- “brontea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- brontea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.