LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

anteloquium

anteloquium n (genitive anteloquiī or anteloquī)
Classical[an.tɛˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe right of speaking before another.
  2. neuterAn introduction, preface, prologue, proem.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanteloquiumanteloquia
genitiveanteloquiī
anteloquī		anteloquiōrum
dativeanteloquiōanteloquiīs
accusativeanteloquiumanteloquia
ablativeanteloquiōanteloquiīs
vocativeanteloquiumanteloquia

antĕ-lŏquĭum, ii, n. loquor (postclass. and rare).
I. The right of speaking before another, Macr. S. 7, 4; 1, 24.—
II. A proem, preface, Symm. Ep. 8, 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinanteloquium

Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin anteloquium From ante (“before”) + loquor (“say, speak”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishanteloquy

Quick answers

What does anteloquium mean in Latin?
anteloquium, a noun, means “The right of speaking before another.; An introduction, preface, prologue, proem.”.
What is the genitive of anteloquium?
The genitive singular is anteloquiī. anteloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce anteloquium?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈlɔː.kʷi.um].
Where does anteloquium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin anteloquium.