fremitus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fremitus.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: frĕm'ĭ-təs

Noun

fremitus

  1. A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of fremō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfre.mi.tus/, [ˈfrɛ.mɪ.tʊs]

Noun

fremitus m (genitive fremitūs); fourth declension

  1. an angry murmur, humming
  2. a dull roaring sound, loud noise

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fremitus fremitūs
Genitive fremitūs fremituum
Dative fremituī fremitibus
Accusative fremitum fremitūs
Ablative fremitū fremitibus
Vocative fremitus fremitūs

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Aromanian: freamit
  • English: fremitus
  • Galician: fremido
  • Italian: fremito
  • Old French: friente

References
  • fremitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fremitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fremitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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