Italian

Noun

singulto m ‎(plural singulti)

1. hiccup
2. sob

Synonyms

• (hiccup) singhiozzo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sinˈɡul.toː/, [sɪŋˈɡʊɫ.toː]

Verb

singultō ‎(present infinitive singultāre, perfect active singultāvī, supine singultātum); first conjugation

1. I catch the breath, gasp
2. I hiccup.

Inflection

• Note. Perfect forms are very rare.

Descendants

• French: sangloter
• Friulian: sangloçâ
• Italian: singhiozzare
• Romansh: sanglotter
• Provençal: sanglotar

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin singultus.

Noun

singulto m ‎(plural singultos)

1. hiccup
2. sob

Synonyms

• (hiccup): hipo
• (sob): sollozo