LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

singultus

singultus m (genitive singultūs)
Classical[sɪŋˈɡʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[siŋˈɡul.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesobbing, speech interrupted by sobs.
  2. masculinehiccup
    Virgā murmur omne compescitur, et nē fortuita quidem verberibus excepta sunt: tussēs, sternūmenta, singultūs!(The slaves who must stand near the master at dinnertime:) Every murmur is silenced by a rod, and even involuntary sounds aren’t safe from a beating: coughs, sneezes, or hiccups.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.3
  3. broadlymasculineA rattling in the throat; clucking (of a hen); croaking (of a raven); gurgling (of water).
  4. masculinedeath rattle

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

spīritus flēntis interruptus
singultus -ūs (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 23

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesingultussingultūs
genitivesingultūssingultuum
dativesingultuīsingultibus
accusativesingultumsingultūs
ablativesingultūsingultibus
vocativesingultussingultūs

singultus, ūs, m. singuli, and hence, an uttering of single sounds.
I. Lit., a sobbing, speech interrupted by sobs (class.); sing.: multas lacrimas et fletum cum singultu videre potuisti, Cic. Planc. 31, 76; Lucr. 6, 1160; Ov. M. 11, 420; id. Tr. 1, 3, 42; Tac. H. 3, 10 al.—Plur., Cat. 64, 131; Ov. M. 6, 509; Hor. C. 3, 27, 74.—As a disease, hiccups, Sen. Ep. 47, 3; Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 189; 21, 18, 72, § 120; 23, 1, 27, § 54 al.—
II. Transf., a rattling in the throat of dying persons, Verg. A. 9, 415; id. G. 3, 507; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 11, 4.—Of the clucking of a hen, Col. 8, 5, 3; 8, 11, 15; Pall. 1, 28, 6.—Of the croaking of a raven, Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 362.—Of the gurgling of water, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 6.

Origins

Unknown origin.

Descendants
  • Sardiniantzicculittu
  • Sardiniansuccuttu
  • Sardiniansingurtu
  • Italiansinghiozzofrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Frenchsanglotfrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Catalansanglotfrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Catalansinglotfrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Occitansanglòtfrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Occitansenglotfrom Vulgar Latin *singluttus
  • Romaniansughițfrom Vulgar Latin suggluttium

Quick answers

What does singultus mean in Latin?
singultus, a noun, means “sobbing, speech interrupted by sobs.; hiccup; A rattling in the throat”.
What is the genitive of singultus?
The genitive singular is singultūs. singultus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce singultus?
In classical Latin, [sɪŋˈɡʊɫ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siŋˈɡul.tus].