terriloquus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈri.lo.kʷus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪɫ̪ɔkʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈri.lo.kwus/, [t̪erˈriːlokwus]
Adjective
terriloquus (feminine terriloqua, neuter terriloquum); first/second-declension adjective
- speaking in a way to inspire fear
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | terriloquus | terriloqua | terriloquum | terriloquī | terriloquae | terriloqua | |
| Genitive | terriloquī | terriloquae | terriloquī | terriloquōrum | terriloquārum | terriloquōrum | |
| Dative | terriloquō | terriloquō | terriloquīs | ||||
| Accusative | terriloquum | terriloquam | terriloquum | terriloquōs | terriloquās | terriloqua | |
| Ablative | terriloquō | terriloquā | terriloquō | terriloquīs | |||
| Vocative | terriloque | terriloqua | terriloquum | terriloquī | terriloquae | terriloqua | |
References
- “terriloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- terriloquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- terriloquus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016