fremitus

English

Etymology

From Latin fremitus.

Pronunciation

enPR: frĕm'ĭ-təs

Noun

fremitus

A vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.

Anagrams

fumiters

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of fremō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fremitus m (genitive fremitūs); fourth declension

an angry murmur, humming
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

murmur

Related terms

Descendants

English: fremitus
Galician: fremido
Italian: fremito
Old French: friente

Portuguese: frêmito
Romanian: freamăt
Spanish: frémito

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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