flamma

flamma uit.-lat.

Aus dem uital. *flagmā, aus uig. *bʰl̥-g-mh₂, aus uig. *bʰl̥g- „schimmern, glänzen, leuchten“. Vergleiche flagrō „lodern“ mit derselben Wurzel.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈflam.ma/, [ˈfɫ̪ämːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈflam.ma/, [ˈflämːä]

Noun

flamma f (genitive flammae); first declension

1. flame, fire

   Urbi ferrō flammāque minitatus est.

1. He threatened the city with fire and sword.

1. (figuratively) a fire or flame (of love or passion), love, passion, desire, heat, fury [ quotations ▼]

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flamma	flammae
Genitive	flammae	flammārum
Dative	flammae	flammīs
Accusative	flammam	flammās
Ablative	flammā	flammīs
Vocative	flamma	flammae

Synonyms

• (flame, fire): ignis

Related terms

• flagrō
• flammeus
• flammifer
• flammō
• flammula
• īnflammō