ventriloquus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
venter (“belly”) + -loquus (“speaking”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯enˈtri.lo.kʷus/, [u̯ɛn̪ˈt̪rɪɫ̪ɔkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /venˈtri.lo.kwus/, [ven̪ˈt̪riːlokwus]
Noun[edit]
ventriloquus m (genitive ventriloquī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ventriloquus | ventriloquī |
| Genitive | ventriloquī | ventriloquōrum |
| Dative | ventriloquō | ventriloquīs |
| Accusative | ventriloquum | ventriloquōs |
| Ablative | ventriloquō | ventriloquīs |
| Vocative | ventriloque | ventriloquī |
Descendants[edit]
- → English: ventriloquous
References[edit]
- “ventriloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ventriloquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.