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Tussis
tussis
tussis
See also: Tussis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). See also Old English a-þytan (“expel”), Old Norse a-þiota.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtus.sis/
Noun
tussis f (genitive tussis); third declension
Usage notes
In the plural, tussēs indicates a severe cough.
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tussis | tussēs |
| genitive | tussis | tussium |
| dative | tussī | tussibus |
| accusative | tussem tussim |
tussēs tussīs |
| ablative | tusse tussī |
tussibus |
| vocative | tussis | tussēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- tussis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tussis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tussis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ↑ Wood, Indo-European Ax: Axi: Axu: A Study in Ablaut and in Word Formation, p. 59