noun · neutersecond declension
alloquium
alloquium n (genitive alloquiī or alloquī)
Classical[alˈlɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[alˈlɔː.kʷi.um]
Meaning
- Late Latinneutera speaking to, addressing, an address (exhortation encouragement, consolation, etc.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alloquium | alloquia |
| genitive | alloquiī alloquī | alloquiōrum |
| dative | alloquiō | alloquiīs |
| accusative | alloquium | alloquia |
| ablative | alloquiō | alloquiīs |
| vocative | alloquium | alloquia |
allŏquĭum (adl-), ii, n. alloquor,
I. a speaking to, addressing, an address, exhortation, encouragement, consolation, etc. (postAug.):
adloquio leni perlicere homines ad dedendam urbem, Liv. 25, 24: fortunam benigno adloquio adjuvabat, id. 1, 34: blandioribus adloquiis prosequi, Plin. Ep. 1, 8: adloquio militem firmare, Tac. H. 3, 36; Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 18; * Hor. Epod. 13, 18 al.—In Luc., in gen., = colloquium, conversation: longis producere noctem adloquiis, 10, 174.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin alloquium From alloquor + -ium.