effluvium

== English == === Etymology === From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈfluːvi.əm/ Rhymes: -uːviəm Hyphenation: ef‧flu‧vi‧um === Noun === effluvium (countable and uncountable, plural effluvia or effluviums) A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. A condition causing the shedding of hair. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From effluō (“flow out or away”) +‎ -ium, from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛfˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [efˈfluː.vi.um] === Noun === effluvium n (genitive effluviī or effluvī); second declension The act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Synonyms ==== (act of flowing out): effluus ==== Related terms ==== effluēscō effluō effluus ==== Descendants ==== === References === “effluvium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “effluvium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “effluvium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin effluvium. First attested in 1734. === Noun === effluvium c (obsolete) An emanating fume, especially if detrimental to health. === References === effluvium in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1881)