thunder

/ˈθʌndə/THUHN-dur
/ˈθʌndɚ/THUHN-dur

Meaningthunder

Common meaning: the loud noise after lightning

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishþunor‘thunder’source
  2. Middle Englishþonersource
  3. Middle Englishthundersource
  4. Englishthunder‘the loud noise after lightning’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English þunor ‘thunder’.

Roots

  • þunor Old English “thunder”

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