loquax

Latin

Etymology

From loquor +‎ -āx.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. talkative, chatty, loquacious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
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

Descendants

  • Catalan: loquaç
  • English: loquacious
  • French: loquace
  • Italian: loquace
  • Portuguese: loquaz
  • Romanian: locvace
  • Sicilian: luquaci
  • 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016