flatus

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈfleɪtəs/ UK /ˈfleɪtəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
gas generated in the stomach or intestines

The doctor noted the discomfort was caused by trapped flatus.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · gas generated in the... gas wind flatulencefart

Word family

Related forms flatulenceflatulentinflatedeflate

Etymology

From Latin flatus ('a blowing, breath'), from flare ('to blow').

flatus Latin flare Latin

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Topics

Materials & Substances

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# flatus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfleɪtəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfleɪtəs/

## Meanings
1. gas generated in the stomach or intestines

## Examples
- The doctor noted the discomfort was caused by trapped flatus.

## Synonyms
- gas
- wind
- flatulence
- fart

## Related Forms
- flatulence
- flatulent
- inflate
- deflate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flatus
- Root: flare

## Etymology
From Latin flatus ('a blowing, breath'), from flare ('to blow').

## AI Etymology
Flatus comes from Latin flatus ('a blowing, breath'), from flare ('to blow'). The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "gas generated in the stomach or intestines", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as flatulence, flatulent, inflate, and deflate, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin flatus and Latin flare, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood includes gas, wind, flatulence, and fart, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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