LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

anhēlitus

anhēlitus m (genitive anhēlitūs)

Meaning

  1. panting, puffing (difficulty in breathing)
  2. breath, exhalation, vapour
  3. gasp

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanhēlitusanhēlitūs
genitiveanhēlitūsanhēlituum
dativeanhēlituīanhēlitibus
accusativeanhēlitumanhēlitūs
ablativeanhēlitūanhēlitibus
vocativeanhēlitusanhēlitūs

ănhēlĭtus, ūs, m. id..
I. A difficulty of breathing, panting, puffing (class. for the post-Aug. anhelatio): ex cursurā anhelitum ducere, to pant, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: nimiae celeritates gressus cum fiunt, anhelitus moventur, quickness of breathing is caused, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131: anhelitum vix sufferre, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 4: anhelitum recipere, id. Ep. 2, 2, 21: sublimis anhelitus, deep, * Hor. C. 1, 15, 31: creber, quick, Quint. 11, 3, 55: vastos quatit aeger anhelitus artus, painful panting, Verg. A. 5, 432: aridus e lasso veniebat anhelitus ore, Ov. M. 10, 663; Sen. Ep. 54; Gell. 12, 5.—As a disease, the asthma (cf. anhelatio), Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 180.—
II. A.. In gen., breathing, breath: unguentorum odor, vini anhelitus, breath smelling of wine, Cic. Red. in Sen. 7, 16: male odorati anhelitus oris, bad breath, Ov. A. A. 1, 521: anhelitum reddere ac per vices recipere, to breathe out and in, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 16 al.—
B. Metaph., of other things, breath, exhalation, vapor: credo etiam anhelitus quosdam fuisse terrarum, quibus inflatae mentes oracula funderent, Cic. Div. 1, 50, 115: placet Stoicos eos anhelitus terrae, qui frigidi sunt, cum fluere coeperint, ventos esse, id. ib. 2, 19, 44.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin anhēlitus From anhēlō + -tus.

Borrowings
  • Italiananelito
  • Portugueseanélito
Italo-Romance
  • Italianalenito
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*an(h)ēlitāre > *alēnitare

Quick answers

What does anhēlitus mean in Latin?
anhēlitus, a noun, means “panting, puffing (difficulty in breathing); breath, exhalation, vapour; gasp”.
What is the genitive of anhēlitus?
The genitive singular is anhēlitūs. anhēlitus is masculine, fourth declension.