LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

altiloquus

altiloquus (feminine altiloqua, neuter altiloquum)
Classical[aɫˈtɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[alˈtiː.lo.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivealtiloquent, boastful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtiloquusaltiloquaaltiloquum
genitivealtiloquīaltiloquaealtiloquī
dativealtiloquōaltiloquaealtiloquō
accusativealtiloquumaltiloquamaltiloquum
ablativealtiloquōaltiloquāaltiloquō
vocativealtiloquealtiloquaaltiloquum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtiloquīaltiloquaealtiloqua
genitivealtiloquōrumaltiloquārumaltiloquōrum
dativealtiloquīsaltiloquīsaltiloquīs
accusativealtiloquōsaltiloquāsaltiloqua
ablativealtiloquīsaltiloquīsaltiloquīs
vocativealtiloquīaltiloquaealtiloqua

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eltós
  3. Proto-Italic*altos
  4. Latinaltiloquus

Latin -loquus Latin altiloquus From altus (“high, tall”) + -loquus (“speaking”).

In English words that came into English from altiloquus

  • altiloquentaltiloquus

Quick answers

What does altiloquus mean in Latin?
altiloquus, a adjective, means “altiloquent, boastful”.
How do you pronounce altiloquus?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈtɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtiː.lo.kʷus].
Where does altiloquus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós → Proto-Italic *altos → Latin altiloquus.