suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-loquus
-loquus (feminine -loqua, neuter -loquum, comparative -loquentior, superlative -loquentissimus)
Meaning
- morphemesuffixForms adjectives that specify the manner of one's speech
vānus (“vain, idle”) > vāniloquus (“talking idly, lying, boastful”)
malus (“evil, bad”) > maliloquus (“evil-speaking, slanderous”)
Origins
From loquor (“to speak”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).