effluvium

English

Etymology

From Latin effluvium (“an outlet”), from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

Noun

effluvium (plural effluvia or effluviums)

1. a gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one
   • 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XV, page 188:

     She was now bending over a huge light wood blaze, with a pipe of rude structure and no small dimensions in her mouth, from which the occasional puff went forth, filling the apartment with the unpleasant effluvia of the vilest leaf-tobacco.

2. a condition causing the shedding of hair

Translations

smell

Bulgarian: изпарение (bg) n. French: effluvium (fr) German: Effluvium (de)

Italian: effluvio (it) Spanish: efluvio (es)

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Latin

Etymology

From effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /efˈflu.wi.um/

Noun

effluvium (genitive effluviī); n, second declension

1. The act of flowing out; discharge of liquid, outlet, efflux.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	effluvium	effluvia
genitive	effluviī	effluviōrum
dative	effluviō	effluviīs
accusative	effluvium	effluvia
ablative	effluviō	effluviīs
vocative	effluvium	effluvia

Synonyms

• (act of flowing out): effluus

Related terms

• effluēscō
• effluō
• effluus

Descendants

Catalan: efluvi English: effluvium French: effluve

Italian: effluvio Portuguese: eflúvio Spanish: efluvio