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abortus.

miscarriage; premature/untimely birth; abortion; dead fetus; getting abortion;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈbɔr.tʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈbɔr.tus]
  1. premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. an unfinished piece

    declension-4 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin aborior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin abortus From aborior + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[aˈbɔr.tʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈbɔr.tus]
  1. disappearing, passing away; having disappeared or passed away

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
  2. miscarrying, aborting; having miscarried or aborted

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect active participle of aborior (“to pass away; to miscarry”).

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