English

Noun

sputum ‎(plural sputa)

1. (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

Translations

See also

• sputum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Noun

sputum n

1. sputum

Synonyms

• chrchel m

Latin

Etymology

From spuō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspuː.tum/, [ˈspuː.tũ]

Noun

spūtum n ‎(genitive spūtī); second declension

1. spittle

Related terms

• sputō

Descendants

Participle

spūtum

1. nominative neuter singular of spūtus
2. accusative masculine singular of spūtus
3. accusative neuter singular of spūtus
4. vocative neuter singular of spūtus

References

• sputum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sputum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sputum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.