elinguis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
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
  • ēlinguō

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: elinguid

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.
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