loquacior
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Comparative of loquāx ("talkative") + -ior.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /loˈkʷaː.ki.or/, [ɫ̪ɔˈkʷäːkiɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /loˈkwa.t͡ʃi.or/, [loˈkwäːt͡ʃior]
Adjective
[edit]loquācior (comparative, neuter loquācius); third declension
- comparative degree of loquāx
- Quis loquacior est quam meus psittacus?
- Who is more talkative than my parrot?
Declension
[edit]Third-declension comparative adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | loquācior | loquācius | loquāciōrēs | loquāciōra | |
| genitive | loquāciōris | loquāciōrum | |||
| dative | loquāciōrī | loquāciōribus | |||
| accusative | loquāciōrem | loquācius | loquāciōrēs loquāciōrīs |
loquāciōra | |
| ablative | loquāciōre loquāciōrī |
loquāciōribus | |||
| vocative | loquācior | loquācius | loquāciōrēs | loquāciōra | |
References
[edit]“loquax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press