crepitant

See also: crépitant

English

Adjective

crepitant (comparative more crepitant, superlative most crepitant)

1. crackling; rattling

   Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest.

Related terms

• crepitate
• crepitation

Anagrams

• pertactin, pittancer

Catalan

Etymology 1

From crepitar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kɾə.piˈtan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kɾə.piˈtant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kɾe.piˈtant]

Adjective

crepitant m or f (masculine and feminine plural crepitants)

1. crackling, rattling

Related terms

• crepitació

Further reading

• “crepitant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

crepitant

1. gerund of crepitar

Latin

Verb

crepitant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of crepitō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crépitant.

Adjective

crepitant m or n (feminine singular crepitantă, masculine plural crepitanți, feminine and neuter plural crepitante)

1. crackling

Declension

Declension of crepitant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	crepitant		crepitantă	crepitanți	crepitante
	definite	crepitantul		crepitanta	crepitanții	crepitantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	crepitant		crepitante	crepitanți	crepitante
	definite	crepitantului		crepitantei	crepitanților	crepitantelor