grandiloquus

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Latin

Etymology

From grandis (“great”) +‎ -loquus (“speaking”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

grandiloquus (feminine grandiloqua, neuter grandiloquum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. grandiloquent
  2. boastful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grandiloquus grandiloqua grandiloquum grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloqua
Genitive grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloquī grandiloquōrum grandiloquārum grandiloquōrum
Dative grandiloquō grandiloquō grandiloquīs
Accusative grandiloquum grandiloquam grandiloquum grandiloquōs grandiloquās grandiloqua
Ablative grandiloquō grandiloquā grandiloquō grandiloquīs
Vocative grandiloque grandiloqua grandiloquum grandiloquī grandiloquae grandiloqua

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Descendants

References

  • “grandiloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “grandiloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • grandiloquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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