eloquium

Latin

Etymology

From ēloquor (“I declare, speak plainly”) +‎ -ium (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlo.kʷi.um/, [eːˈɫɔ.kᶣi.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlo.kwi.um/, [eˈloː.kwi.um]

Noun

ēloquium n (genitive ēloquiī); second declension

  1. eloquence
  2. speech, utterance
  3. diction
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ēloquium ēloquia
Genitive ēloquiī ēloquiōrum
Dative ēloquiō ēloquiīs
Accusative ēloquium ēloquia
Ablative ēloquiō ēloquiīs
Vocative ēloquium ēloquia

Descendants

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