excrement
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See also: excrément
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excernō (“I excrete”).
Noun
excrement (countable and uncountable, plural excrements)
- (now specifically) Human and animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
- (archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes , London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
- A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand . He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:feces
Related terms
Translations
human and animal solid waste
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any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excrēscō (“I grow out”).
Noun
excrement (plural excrements)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
excrement m (plural excrements)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “excrement” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “excrement”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “excrement” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “excrement” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Verb
excrement
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French excrément, Latin excrementum.
Noun
excrement n (plural excremente)
Declension
Declension of excrement
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) excrement | excrementul | (niște) excremente | excrementele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) excrement | excrementului | (unor) excremente | excrementelor |
| vocative | excrementule | excrementelor | ||