grandiloquus

Latin

Etymology

From grandis (“great, full”) + loquor (“speak”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡranˈdi.lo.kʷus/, [ɡranˈdɪ.ɫɔ.kʷʊs]

Adjective

grandiloquus (feminine grandiloqua, neuter grandiloquum); first/second declension

  1. grandiloquent
  2. boastful

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grandiloquus grandiloqua grandiloquum grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloqua
Genitive grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloquī grandiloquōrum grandiloquārum grandiloquōrum
Dative grandiloquō grandiloquae grandiloquō grandiloquīs grandiloquīs grandiloquīs
Accusative grandiloquum grandiloquam grandiloquum grandiloquōs grandiloquās grandiloqua
Ablative grandiloquō grandiloquā grandiloquō grandiloquīs grandiloquīs grandiloquīs
Vocative grandiloque grandiloqua grandiloquum grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloqua

Descendants

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