ventriloquus

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Latin

Etymology

venter (belly) +‎ -loquus (speaking).

Pronunciation

Noun

ventriloquus m (genitive ventriloquī); second declension

  1. ventriloquist

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ventriloquus ventriloquī
Genitive ventriloquī ventriloquōrum
Dative ventriloquō ventriloquīs
Accusative ventriloquum ventriloquōs
Ablative ventriloquō ventriloquīs
Vocative ventriloque ventriloquī

Descendants

  • English: ventriloquous

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