-loquus

Latin

Etymology

loquor (I speak) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Suffix

-loquus (feminine -loqua, neuter -loquum, comparative -loquentior, superlative -loquentissimus); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Forms adjectives that specify the manner of one's speech
    vānus (vain, idle) > vāniloquus (talking idly, lying, boastful)
    malus (evil, bad) > maliloquus (evil-speaking, slanderous)
    venter (belly) > ventriloquus (speaking with the belly, a ventriloquist)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -loquus -loqua -loquum -loquī -loquae -loqua
Genitive -loquī -loquae -loquī -loquōrum -loquārum -loquōrum
Dative -loquō -loquō -loquīs
Accusative -loquum -loquam -loquum -loquōs -loquās -loqua
Ablative -loquō -loquā -loquō -loquīs
Vocative -loque -loqua -loquum -loquī -loquae -loqua

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -loquus
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