proloquium

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from prōloquor (I enunciate, express) +‎ -ium (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

prōloquium n (genitive prōloquiī or prōloquī); second declension

  1. enunciation
  2. exposition

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōloquium prōloquia
Genitive prōloquiī
prōloquī1
prōloquiōrum
Dative prōloquiō prōloquiīs
Accusative prōloquium prōloquia
Ablative prōloquiō prōloquiīs
Vocative prōloquium prōloquia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • Italian: proloquio
  • Spanish: proloquio

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