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English
Etymology
From Latin tonitruāns, present participle of tonitruō (“I thunder”).
Adjective
tonitruant (comparative more tonitruant, superlative most tonitruant)
- thundering
French
Pronunciation
Participle
tonitruant
- present participle of tonitruer
Adjective
tonitruant (feminine tonitruante, masculine plural tonitruants, feminine plural tonitruantes)
- thundering; raucous
2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:dans les parcs et les stades, on chantait, on dansait, on riait, on organisait de grandes kermesses tonitruantes.- In the parks and stadiums, we sang, we danced, we laughed, we organised raucous fêtes.
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French tonitruant.
Adjective
tonitruant m or n (feminine singular tonitruantă, masculine plural tonitruanți, feminine and neuter plural tonitruante)
- thundering
Declension
References
- tonitruant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN