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singultio

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Italian

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Etymology

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From singultire +‎ -io (frequentative).

Noun

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singultio m (plural singultii) (literary)

  1. insistent or repeated sob
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Related to singultus and singultō, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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singultiō (present infinitive singultīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to hiccup
  2. to sob
  3. to cluck
  4. to throb, palpitate
    Synonym: palpitō

Conjugation

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References

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  • singultio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • singultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • singultio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung