elinguis
Latin
Etymology
From ex (“out of, from”) + lingua (“tongue; language”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlɪŋ.ɡᶣɪs]
Adjective
ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third declension
- Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
- (through fear or similar) Speechless.
- (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.
Inflection
Third declension.
| 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
- ēlinguō
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