singultus

See also: Singultus

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

singultus (usually uncountable, plural singultuses)

  1. (medicine) hiccups.

Latin

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sinˈɡul.tus/, [sɪŋˈɡʊɫ.tʊs]

Noun

singultus m (genitive singultūs); fourth declension

  1. Sobbing, speech interrupted by sobs.
  2. (by extension) A rattling in the throat; clucking (of a hen); croaking (of a raven); gurgling (of water).
  3. death rattle

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative singultus singultūs
Genitive singultūs singultuum
Dative singultuī singultibus
Accusative singultum singultūs
Ablative singultū singultibus
Vocative singultus singultūs

Derived terms

Descendants

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