singultio

Italian

Etymology

From singultire +‎ -io (frequentative).

Noun

singultio m (plural singultii) (literary)

  1. insistent or repeated sob

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Related to singultus and singultō, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References

  • 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