blandiloquium
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /blan.diˈlo.kʷi.um/, [bɫ̪än̪d̪ɪˈɫ̪ɔkʷiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /blan.diˈlo.kwi.um/, [blän̪d̪iˈlɔːkwium]
Noun[edit]
blandiloquium n (genitive blandiloquiī or blandiloquī); second declension
- flattering speech
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blandiloquium | blandiloquia |
| Genitive | blandiloquiī blandiloquī1 |
blandiloquiōrum |
| Dative | blandiloquiō | blandiloquiīs |
| Accusative | blandiloquium | blandiloquia |
| Ablative | blandiloquiō | blandiloquiīs |
| Vocative | blandiloquium | blandiloquia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- “blandiloquium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- blandiloquium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.