thunder
English
/ˈθʌndə/, /ˈθʌndɚ/
noun
Definitions
- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- (obsolete) The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
- (figuratively) The spotlight.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thunder inherited from Old English þunor (thunder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þunraz derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten- (groan, sigh).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)ten-
Gloss
groan, sigh
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Donner English
- Thor English
- Thor's hammer English
- Thunor English
- astonish English
- bird English
- blast English
- bolt English
- boomer English
- box English
- bug English
- burst English
- clap English
- cloud English
- crack English
- cunt English
- donder and blitzen English
- dunk English
- egg English
- flash English
- god English
- head English
- light English
- mug English
- peal English
- shock English
- shower English
- snow English
- squall English
- stick English
- stone English
- storm English
- stricken English
- strike English
- struck English
- thorium English
- thunder god English
- thunderation English
- thunderbird English
- thunderblast English
- thunderbolt English
- thunderboomer English
- thunderbox English
- thunderbug English
- thunderburst English
- thunderclap English
- thundercloud English
- thundercrack English
- thundercunt English
- thunderdunk English
- thunderegg English
- thunderer English
- thunderest English
- thundereth English
- thunderflash English
- thunderhead English
- thundering English
- thunderingly English
- thunderless English
- thunderlight English
- thunderlike English
- thundermug English
- thunderous English
- thunderously English
- thunderousness English
- thunderpeal English
- thunderproof English
- thundershock English
- thundershower English
- thundersnow English
- thundersome English
- thundersquall English
- thunderstick English
- thunderstone English
- thunderstorm English
- thunderstormy English
- thunderstricken English
- thunderstrike English
- thunderstruck English
- thunderworm English
- thundery English
- upthunder English
- worm English
- attono Latin
- detono Latin
- intono Latin
- retono Latin
- tono Latin
- tonāre Latin
- tonō Latin
- Donner German
- Donnerhall German
- Donnerkeil German
- Donnerwetter German
- tuono Italian
- donder Dutch, Flemish
- donderbeitel Dutch, Flemish
- donderbus Dutch, Flemish
- donderen Dutch, Flemish
- dondergod Dutch, Flemish
- donderkloot Dutch, Flemish
- donderpad Dutch, Flemish
- donderroe Dutch, Flemish
- donderroede Dutch, Flemish
- dondersteen Dutch, Flemish
- donderstorm Dutch, Flemish
- donderstraal Dutch, Flemish
- donderwolk Dutch, Flemish
- opdonder Dutch, Flemish
- raasdonder Dutch, Flemish
- paratonnerre French
- tonner French
- tonnerre French
- tronada Spanish, Castilian
- Στέντωρ Ancient Greek
- στένω Ancient Greek
- *(s)ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- thorium Norwegian Bokmål
- *stunōną Proto-Germanic
- *Þunraz Proto-Germanic
- *þunraz Proto-Germanic
- Tor Swedish
- thorium Norwegian Nynorsk
- tore Norwegian Nynorsk
- torevêr Norwegian Nynorsk
- þunor Old English
- þunresdæg Old English
- þunrian Old English
- þursdæg Old English
- स्तनति Sanskrit
- thonder Middle English
- thonderlyht Middle English
- thonderynge Middle English
- thunder Middle English
- Túr Irish
- torann Irish
- Þorsteinn Old Norse
- Þórbjǫrn Old Norse
- Þórfreðr Old Norse
- Þórir Old Norse
- Þórr Old Norse
- Þórshǫfn Old Norse
- þora Old Norse
- Thorkild Danish
- tuneire Old French
- fulmotondro Esperanto
- tondri Esperanto
- tondro Esperanto
- tondrodio Esperanto
- Þór Icelandic
- estourar Galician
- تندر Persian
- taran Welsh
- taranu Welsh
- donre Middle Dutch
- donar Old High German
- thonar Old High German
- tondro Ido
- torann Old Irish
- donder Afrikaans
- Tórur Faroese
- doner Middle High German
- *þunr gmw-pro
- *thunar Old Dutch
- thunar Old Saxon
- thuner Old Saxon
- tun Aromanian
- Thorn Westrobothnian
- *stánati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- thuner Old Frisian
- tanda Tok Pisin
- Donnerweder Low German
- Dunner Low German
- Tor Norwegian
- Thyrvi Old Danish
- box
- god
- mug
- bug
- egg
- bolt
- dunk
- clap
- bird
- Thor
- head
- peal
- worm
- cunt
- snow
- blast
- light
- burst
- stone
- cloud
- shock
- flash
- storm
- stick
- crack
- shower
- struck
- Donner
- strike
- boomer
- squall
- Thunor
- thorium
- astonish
- thundery
- stricken
- thunderer
- upthunder
- thunderbox
- thundering
- thundereth
- thunderous
- thunderest
- thunderegg
- thunderbug
- thundermug
- thunder god
- thunderdunk
- thunderhead
- thunderclap
- thunderpeal
- thundersome
- thunderlike
- thunderbolt
- thundersnow
- thunderworm
- thunderless
- thundercunt
- thunderbird
- thundercloud
- thunderburst
- thundershock
- thunderstick
- thunderously
- thunderingly
- thunderstorm
- thunderstone
- thunderation
- thunderlight
- thundercrack
- thunderblast
- thunderproof
- thunderflash
- thunderstormy
- thunderstruck
- thundersquall
- thunderboomer
- Thor's hammer
- thundershower
- thunderstrike
- thunderousness
- thunderstricken
- donder and blitzen