elinguis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ex- (“out of, from”) + lingua (“tongue; language”) + -is.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlʲɪŋɡʷɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlin.ɡwis/, [eˈliŋɡwis]
Adjective
[edit]ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
- (through fear or similar) Speechless.
- (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- ⇒ English: elinguid
References
[edit]- “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.