noun
rēspīrātus
Meaning
- a drawing breath
rēspīrātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a drawing breath, inhaling, inspiration; only Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 136 (dub. Orell. N. cr.; Bait. intrante spiritu), and App. M. 4, p. 149, 28.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(respīrātus ūs), m
respiro, an inhalation, inspiration : qui (pulmones) in respiratu dilatant.