excreta
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin excrēta, neuter plural of excrētus, past participle of excernere.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
excreta pl (normally plural, singular excretum)
- Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.
- Synonyms: excrements, excretions
- 2009, Ronald J. LeBlanc, Peter Matthews, Roland P. Richard, Global Atlas of Excreta, Wastewater Sludge, and Biosolids Management, page 24:
- Human excreta are made up mostly of urine and excrement that include diverse complex molecules derived from foods and bodily processes – carbohydrates, sugars, fats, etc.
Usage notes edit
Although strictly a plural noun, in practice the word is occasionally used as if it were an uncountable noun.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Verb edit
excreta
- inflection of excretar:
Latin edit
Participle edit
excrēta
- inflection of excrētus:
Participle edit
excrētā
References edit
- excreta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
- Hyphenation: ex‧cre‧ta
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin excrēta.
Noun edit
excreta f (plural excretas)
- (biology) excreta
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fezes
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
excreta
- inflection of excretar:
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French excréter.
Verb edit
a excreta (third-person singular present excretez, past participle excretat) 1st conj.
- to excrete
Conjugation edit
conjugation of excreta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive | a excreta | ||||||
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gerund | excretând | ||||||
past participle | excretat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | excretez | excretezi | excretează | excretăm | excretați | excretează | |
imperfect | excretam | excretai | excreta | excretam | excretați | excretau | |
simple perfect | excretai | excretași | excretă | excretarăm | excretarăți | excretară | |
pluperfect | excretasem | excretaseși | excretase | excretaserăm | excretaserăți | excretaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să excretez | să excretezi | să excreteze | să excretăm | să excretați | să excreteze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | excretează | excretați | |||||
negative | nu excreta | nu excretați |
Spanish edit
Verb edit
excreta
- inflection of excretar: