excrement

See also: excrément

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EXCREMENTCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krey-#EXCREMENT

Borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#EXCREMENTCategory:English terms derived from Latin#EXCREMENT excrēmentum, from excernō (to excrete).

Noun

excrement (countable and uncountable, plural excrements)Category:English lemmas#EXCREMENTCategory:English nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English uncountable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English countable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English countable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with entries#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXCREMENT

  1. (now specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
  2. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#EXCREMENT) Any waste matter excreted from the human or non-human animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
    Synonyms: excretion, excretum
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#EXCREMENTCategory:English terms derived from Latin#EXCREMENT excrēmentum, from excrēscō (to grow out).

Noun

excrement (plural excrements)Category:English lemmas#EXCREMENTCategory:English nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English countable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with entries#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXCREMENT

  1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#EXCREMENT) Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails, etc.
Category:en:Feces#EXCREMENT

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#EXCREMENTCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#EXCREMENT excrēmentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

excrement m (plural excrements)Category:Catalan lemmas#EXCREMENTCategory:Catalan nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Catalan countable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#EXCREMENTCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with entries#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXCREMENT

  1. (also in the plural) excrement

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Latin

Verb

excrementCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#EXCREMENTCategory:Latin verb forms#EXCREMENTCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with entries#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXCREMENT

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of excremō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#EXCREMENT excrément, LatinCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Latin#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#EXCREMENT excrementum.

Noun

excrement n (plural excremente)Category:Romanian lemmas#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian countable nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#EXCREMENTCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with entries#EXCREMENTCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EXCREMENT

  1. excrement, feces
    Synonyms: fecale; (slang) rahat; (vulgar) căcat; (of animals) baligă

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