loquax

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tlokʷāks.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kʷaːks/, [ˈɫ̪ɔkʷäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kwaks/, [ˈlɔːkwäks]

Adjective

loquāx (genitive loquācis, comparative loquācior, superlative loquācissimus, adverb loquāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. talkative, chatty, loquacious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	loquāx			loquācēs	loquācia
genitive	loquācis			loquācium
dative	loquācī			loquācibus
accusative	loquācem	loquāx		loquācēs	loquācia
ablative	loquācī			loquācibus
vocative	loquāx			loquācēs	loquācia

Derived terms

• loquācitās
• loquāciter
• loquāculus

 

Descendants

• Catalan: loquaç
• English: loquacious
• French: loquace
• Italian: loquace
• Portuguese: loquaz
• Romanian: locvace
• Sicilian: luquaci
• Spanish: locuaz

References

• “loquax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “loquax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• loquax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• loquax in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016