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noun · neutersecond declension

effluvium

effluvium n (genitive effluviī or effluvī)
Classical[ɛfˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[efˈfluː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeffluviumeffluvia
genitiveeffluviī
effluvī		effluviōrum
dativeeffluviōeffluviīs
accusativeeffluviumeffluvia
ablativeeffluviōeffluviīs
vocativeeffluviumeffluvia

efflŭvĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. a flowing out, an outlet (post-Aug. and very rare): umoris e corpore, Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171: lacus, Tac. A. 12, 57: cerebri effluvio exspirare, Vell. 2, 120 fin., v. Kritz. ad h. l.

Origins

From effluō (“flow out or away”) + -ium, from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

Descendants
  • Catalanefluvi
  • Englisheffluvium
  • Frencheffluve
  • Italianeffluvio
  • Portugueseeflúvio
  • Spanishefluvio

In English words that came into English from effluvium

  • effluviumeffluvium
  • effluveeffluvium

Quick answers

What does effluvium mean in Latin?
effluvium, a noun, means “The act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux.”.
What is the genitive of effluvium?
The genitive singular is effluviī. effluvium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce effluvium?
In classical Latin, [ɛfˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [efˈfluː.vi.um].