maliloquus

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Latin

Etymology

From malus (“evil”) +‎ -loquus (“speaking”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

maliloquus (feminine maliloqua, neuter maliloquum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. evil-speaking, slanderous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative maliloquus maliloqua maliloquum maliloquī maliloquae maliloqua
Genitive maliloquī maliloquae maliloquī maliloquōrum maliloquārum maliloquōrum
Dative maliloquō maliloquō maliloquīs
Accusative maliloquum maliloquam maliloquum maliloquōs maliloquās maliloqua
Ablative maliloquō maliloquā maliloquō maliloquīs
Vocative maliloque maliloqua maliloquum maliloquī maliloquae maliloqua

References

  • “maliloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maliloquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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