effluvium
effluvium
From effluō (“flow out or away”) + -ium, from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛfˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [efˈfluː.vi.um]
Noun
effluvium n (genitive effluviī or effluvī); second declension
- The act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | effluvium | effluvia |
| genitive | effluviī
effluvī1 |
effluviōrum |
| dative | effluviō | effluviīs |
| accusative | effluvium | effluvia |
| ablative | effluviō | effluviīs |
| vocative | effluvium | effluvia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).