Ausgespuckte

Ausgespuckte is the attributive form of the German past participle ausgespuckt, derived from the verb ausspucken, meaning to spit out or to eject saliva or another substance. As a participle used as an adjective, ausgespuckt can describe something that has been spat out, and ausgespuckte serves as its inflected form before a noun.

Etymology and morphology: ausspucken combines aus- (out) with spucken (to spit). The past participle is ausgespuckt. When used attributively before a noun, it takes the appropriate German adjective ending and appears as ausgespuckte (singular) or ausgespuckten (plural), with gender and case determining the exact form. Examples include der ausgespuckte Mann, die ausgespuckte Frau, das ausgespuckte Kind, or die ausgespuckten Kaugummis. In predicative use, it remains ausgespuckt: Das ist ausgespuckt. and Ich habe es ausgespuckt.

Usage and nuance: The term is primarily a descriptive or narrative descriptor rather than a fixed proper noun. It is common in contexts describing a physical act (for example, a substance that has been spit out) or in metaphorical language (such as a “spat-out” trace or evidence). As with other participles used attributively, correct inflection depends on case, number, and gender, and the form ausgespuckte is more frequently encountered in singular nominative or accusative positions after definite articles.

See also: spucken, past participles in German, adjective endings.