elinguis

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ex- (out of, from) +‎ lingua (tongue; language) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
  2. (through fear or similar) Speechless.
  3. (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.

Declension[edit]

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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.