alluvium

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin alluvium (“matter deposited by flowing water”), neuter of alluvius (“deposited by a river”), from Latin alluviō (“washing upon, overflowing”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === alluvium (plural alluviums or alluvia) soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain Synonyms: alluvion, alluvial deposit ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [alˈlʊ.wi.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [alˈluː.vi.um] === Adjective === alluvium inflection of alluvius: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === References === "alluvium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)