suspiritus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

suspīrĭtus, ūs, m. [suspiro],

a breathing deeply or with difficulty , a deep breath , a sigh (rare but class.): enicat suspiritus, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 4 (14 Ritschl): quem nemo aspicere sine suspiritu posset, Cic. Att. 1, 18, 3 Orell. N. cr. : suspiritus et gemitus, Liv. 30, 15, 3: longos trahens suspiritus, Ap. Met. 8, 15, 1.

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