loquax

Latin

Etymology

From loquor (“I speak”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. talkative, chatty, loquacious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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

• loquāciter
• loquācitās
• loquāculus

 

Descendants

• Catalan: loquaç
• English: loquacious
• French: loquace

• Italian: loquace
• Portuguese: loquaz
• Romanian: locvace
• 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