LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

tussis

tussis f (genitive tussis)
Classical[ˈtʊs.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtus.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininecough

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetussis
tussicula		tussēs
tussiculae
genitivetussis
tussiculae		tussium
tussiculārum
dativetussī
tussiculae		tussibus
tussiculīs
accusativetussim
tussem, tussiculam		tussēs
tussīs, tussiculās
ablativetussī
tussiculā		tussibus
tussiculīs
vocativetussis
tussicula		tussēs
tussiculae

tussis, is, f.,
I. a cough, Cels. 4, 4, 4; 4, 4, 6; 4, 8, 9; Col. 6, 10, 1 sq.; Plin. 23, 4, 51, § 136; 21, 20, 83, § 140; 26, 6, 16, § 30; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 132; Cat. 44, 7; Verg. G. 3, 497; Hor. S. 1, 9, 32: sicca, a dry cough, Cels. 4, 6: tussi liberari, Plin. 32, 8, 29, § 92.—Plur., a severe cough, Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 136.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tudtís
  4. Proto-Italic*tussis
  5. Latintussis

Inherited from Proto-Italic *tussis, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-tí-s (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). The unexpected lack of vowel lengthening of the u and the consonant gemination of the s in the Proto-Italic form may be from onomatopoeic influence. Cognate with Old English aþytan (“to expel”), Old Norse aþiota (“to expel”).

Descendants
  • Catalantos
  • Englishpertussis
  • Frenchtoux
  • Italiantosse
  • Occitantos
  • Portuguesetosse
  • Romaniantuse
  • Sardiniantusciu
  • Sardiniantussi
  • Spanishtos

In English words that came into English from tussis

  • tussivetussis
  • tussaltussis
  • tussistussis
  • pertussistussis
  • dystussiatussis

Quick answers

What does tussis mean in Latin?
tussis, a noun, means “cough”.
What is the genitive of tussis?
The genitive singular is tussis. tussis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tussis?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊs.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtus.sis].
Where does tussis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- → Proto-Indo-European *tudtís → Proto-Italic *tussis → Latin tussis.
Which English words come from tussis?
English words that go back to Latin tussis include tussive, tussal, tussis, pertussis and dystussia.