brontea
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbron.te.a/, [ˈbrɔn̪t̪eä]
Noun[edit]
brontea f (genitive bronteae); first declension
- The thunderstone, a precious stone
Declension[edit]
First-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.