LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

vomitus

vomitus m (genitive vomitūs)
Classical[ˈwɔ.mɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.mi.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea throwing up, the act of vomiting
  2. masculinethat which is thrown up by vomiting; sick, vomit

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevomitusvomitūs
genitivevomitūsvomituum
dativevomituīvomitibus
accusativevomitumvomitūs
ablativevomitūvomitibus
vocativevomitusvomitūs

vŏmĭtus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a throwing up, vomiting.
I. Lit., Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 15: pulmoneum vomitum vomere, to spit up the lungs, id. Rud. 2, 6, 27: aquam vomitu egerere, Curt. 7, 5, 8; Plin. 13, 23, 44, § 127; 20, 6, 23, § 50; Sen. Ep. 68, 6; Suet. Ner. 20 al. —
II. Transf., concr., that which is thrown up by vomiting, a vomit, Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158; 29, 4, 27, § 86.—Plur.: virides et nigri vomitus, Cels. 7, 23, 2.—To denote a disgusting fellow, a puke, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 2, 30; Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wemh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁ti
  3. Proto-Italic*wemō
  4. Latinvomitus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin vomitus From vomō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalanvòmit
  • Englishvomitus
  • Frenchvomi
  • Italianvomito
  • Portuguesevômito
  • Spanishvómito
  • Asturiangómitufrom Old Leonese gómito
  • Asturianvómitu

Quick answers

What does vomitus mean in Latin?
vomitus, a noun, means “a throwing up, the act of vomiting; that which is thrown up by vomiting; sick, vomit”.
What is the genitive of vomitus?
The genitive singular is vomitūs. vomitus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce vomitus?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɔ.mɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.mi.tus].
Where does vomitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti → Proto-Italic *wemō → Latin vomitus.