† altitonantn.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin altitonant-, altitonāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin altitonant-, altitonāns (especially of Jupiter) that thunders high in the sky < alti- alti- comb. form + tonant- , tonāns , present participle of tonāre to thunder (see tonant adj.). Compare Middle French, French altitonant, adjective (1477), noun (denoting Jupiter) (16th cent.), Italian altitonante, noun (denoting Jupiter) (a1332), adjective (a1562). N.E.D. (1884) gives the stress as altiˈtonant.

Obsolete. Chiefly poetic and literary.

A. n.

A being that thunders from on high, esp. Jupiter. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter

Jupiterc1275

Jovec1374

thundererc1374

altitonant?1578

lightener1598

thunder-darter1605

thunder-bearer1608

Saturnian1611

fulminator1613

thunder-mastera1616

fly-way-driver1658

Jupiter Pluvius1864

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 16 At last the Altitonant [sc. Jupiter] displayz me hiz mayn poour.

B. adj.

Esp. of Jupiter: thundering from on high.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [adjective] > thunder > sending or bearing thunder (of Jove)

altitonant1600

thunder-darting1602

thunder-bearing1661

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Jupiter

Jovian1530

thunder-darting1602

jovial1604

altitonant1656

thunder-bearing1661

all-protecting1768

1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 21 A father, a creator, altitonant [Ital. altitonante] king of the gods, lord of the world, rector of Olympus.

1620 T. Middleton & W. Rowley World Tost sig. C3^v Altitonant Imperiall crown'd, and thunder-armed Ioue.

1650 A. Cowley Guardian ii. i. sig. B2^v Hear, thou altitonant Jove, and Muses three.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Altitonant, that thunders from above, an Epithete of Iupiter used by Poets.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Altitonant..Thundering from on high.

1858 T. H. Chivers Sons of Usna iv. x. 65 With voice altitonant loud as the Gods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	altitonant
释义	† altitonantn.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin altitonant-, altitonāns. Etymology: < classical Latin altitonant-, altitonāns (especially of Jupiter) that thunders high in the sky < alti- alti- comb. form + tonant- , tonāns , present participle of tonāre to thunder (see tonant adj.). Compare Middle French, French altitonant, adjective (1477), noun (denoting Jupiter) (16th cent.), Italian altitonante, noun (denoting Jupiter) (a1332), adjective (a1562). N.E.D. (1884) gives the stress as altiˈtonant. Obsolete. Chiefly poetic and literary. A. n. A being that thunders from on high, esp. Jupiter. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter Jupiterc1275 Jovec1374 thundererc1374 altitonant?1578 lightener1598 thunder-darter1605 thunder-bearer1608 Saturnian1611 fulminator1613 thunder-mastera1616 fly-way-driver1658 Jupiter Pluvius1864 ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 16 At last the Altitonant [sc. Jupiter] displayz me hiz mayn poour. B. adj. Esp. of Jupiter: thundering from on high. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [adjective] > thunder > sending or bearing thunder (of Jove) altitonant1600 thunder-darting1602 thunder-bearing1661 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Jupiter Jovian1530 thunder-darting1602 jovial1604 altitonant1656 thunder-bearing1661 all-protecting1768 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 21 A father, a creator, altitonant [Ital. altitonante] king of the gods, lord of the world, rector of Olympus. 1620 T. Middleton & W. Rowley World Tost sig. C3^v Altitonant Imperiall crown'd, and thunder-armed Ioue. 1650 A. Cowley Guardian ii. i. sig. B2^v Hear, thou altitonant Jove, and Muses three. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Altitonant, that thunders from above, an Epithete of Iupiter used by Poets. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Altitonant..Thundering from on high. 1858 T. H. Chivers Sons of Usna iv. x. 65 With voice altitonant loud as the Gods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.adj.?1578
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