flamma

See also: Flamma

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *flagmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥g- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Compare flagrō (“to blaze”) from the same root.

Pronunciation

Noun

flamma f (genitive flammae); first declension

  1. flame, fire
    Urbi ferrō flammāque minitatus est.
    He threatened the city with fire and sword.

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

Descendants

References
  • “flamma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “flamma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • flamma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be devoured by the flames: flammis corripi
  • “flamma”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

flamma

  1. simple past and past participle of flamme

Alternative forms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French flame.

Noun

flamma c

  1. a flame
  2. a woman, a romance

Declension
Declension of flamma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative flamma flamman flammor flammorna
Genitive flammas flammans flammors flammornas

Verb

flamma (present flammar, preterite flammade, supine flammat, imperative flamma)

  1. to blaze, to flame

Conjugation
Conjugation of flamma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive flamma flammas
Supine flammat flammats
Imperative flamma —
Imper. plural1 flammen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative flammar flammade flammas flammades
Ind. plural1 flamma flammade flammas flammades
Subjunctive2 flamme flammade flammes flammades
Participles
Present participle flammande
Past participle flammad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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