elinguis

Latin

Etymology

From ex (“out of, from”) + lingua (“tongue; language”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlɪŋ.ɡᶣɪs]

Adjective

ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third declension

  1. Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
  2. (through fear or similar) Speechless.
  3. (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ēlinguis ēlingue ēlinguēs ēlinguia
Genitive ēlinguis ēlinguium
Dative ēlinguī ēlinguibus
Accusative ēlinguem ēlingue ēlinguēs, ēlinguīs ēlinguia
Ablative ēlinguī ēlinguibus
Vocative ēlinguis ēlingue ēlinguēs ēlinguia
  • ēlinguō

References
  • elinguis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • elinguis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • elinguis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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