sputum
English
Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
Noun
sputum (countable and uncountable, plural sputa)
- (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Translations
matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth
Latin
Etymology
From spuō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspuː.tum/, [ˈspuː.tʊ̃]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | spūtum | spūta |
Genitive | spūtī | spūtōrum |
Dative | spūtō | spūtīs |
Accusative | spūtum | spūta |
Ablative | spūtō | spūtīs |
Vocative | spūtum | spūta |
Related terms
Descendants
Participle
spūtum
- inflection of spūtus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
References
- sputum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sputum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sputum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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