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tussis.

cough

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtʊs.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis][ˈtʊs.siːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis]

  1. cough

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European *-tís Proto-Indo-European *tudtís Proto-Italic *tussis Latin tussis Inherited from Proto-Italic *tussis, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-tí-s (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). The unexpected lack of vowel lengthening of the u and the consonant gemination of the s in the Proto-Italic form may be from onomatopoeic influence. Cognate with Old English aþytan (“to expel”), Old Norse aþiota (“to expel”).

noun[ˈtʊs.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis][ˈtʊs.siːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis]

  1. accusative plural of tussēs

    accusative · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European *-tís Proto-Indo-European *tudtís Proto-Italic *tussis Latin tussis Inherited from Proto-Italic *tussis, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-tí-s (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). The unexpected lack of vowel lengthening of the u and the consonant gemination of the s in the Proto-Italic form may be from onomatopoeic influence. Cognate with Old English aþytan (“to expel”), Old Norse aþiota (“to expel”).

verb[ˈtʊs.siːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis]

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of tussiō

    active · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
verb[ˈtuːs.siːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtus.sis]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of tūssus

    ablative · dative · feminine · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · plural
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