LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rhonchus

rhonchus m (genitive rhonchī)
Classical[ˈrʰɔŋ.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔŋ.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea snoring
    Septunce multo deinde perditus stertit: Nos accubamus et, silentium rhonchis86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 3.82.29–31
  2. masculinethe croaking of a frog
    Cauponem quoque vicinum atque ob id aemulum deformavit in ranam et nunc senex ille dolio innatans vini sui adventores pristinos in faece summissus officiosis ronchis raucus appellat.Apul., Met. 1.9
  3. masculinea sneering, sneer, jeer
    Maiores nusquam rhonchi: iuvenesque senesque86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 1.3.5–6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerhonchusrhonchī
roncī
genitiverhonchī
roncī		rhonchōrum
roncōrum
dativerhonchō
roncō		rhonchīs
roncīs
accusativerhonchum
roncum		rhonchōs
roncōs
ablativerhonchō
roncō		rhonchīs
roncīs
vocativerhonche
ronce		rhonchī
roncī

† rhonchus, i, m., = ῥόγχος.
I. A snoring, Mart. 3, 82, 30.—
2. Transf., the croaking of a frog, App. M. 1, p. 106.—
II. Trop., a sneering, sneer, jeer, Mart. 1, 3, 5; 4, 87, 7.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ῥέγκω(rhénkō)
  2. Ancient Greek -ος(-os)
  3. Ancient Greek ῥέγκος(rhénkos)
  4. Latinrhonchus

Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos)bor. Latin rhonchus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥόγχος (rhónkhos, “snoring, stertorous breathing”).

Borrowings
  • Englishrhonchus
  • Italianronco
  • Dutchrhonchus
Italo-Romance
  • Italianronco
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseronco

In English words that came into English from rhonchus

  • rhonchusrhonchus

Quick answers

What does rhonchus mean in Latin?
rhonchus, a noun, means “a snoring; the croaking of a frog; a sneering, sneer, jeer”.
What is the genitive of rhonchus?
The genitive singular is rhonchī. rhonchus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce rhonchus?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʰɔŋ.kʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɔŋ.kus].
Where does rhonchus come from?
Ancient Greek ῥέγκω (rhénkō) → Ancient Greek -ος (-os) → Ancient Greek ῥέγκος (rhénkos) → Latin rhonchus.