elinguis
Latin
Etymology
From ex (“out of, from”) + lingua (“tongue; language”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlʲɪŋɡʷɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlin.ɡwis/, [eˈliŋɡwis]
Adjective
ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
- (through fear or similar) Speechless.
- (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.
Declension
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
References
- “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.