LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

blandiloquus

blandiloquus (feminine blandiloqua, neuter blandiloquum)
Classical[bɫanˈdɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[blanˈdiː.lo.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveCharming, persuasive.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeblandiloquusblandiloquablandiloquum
genitiveblandiloquīblandiloquaeblandiloquī
dativeblandiloquōblandiloquaeblandiloquō
accusativeblandiloquumblandiloquamblandiloquum
ablativeblandiloquōblandiloquāblandiloquō
vocativeblandiloqueblandiloquablandiloquum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeblandiloquīblandiloquaeblandiloqua
genitiveblandiloquōrumblandiloquārumblandiloquōrum
dativeblandiloquīsblandiloquīsblandiloquīs
accusativeblandiloquōsblandiloquāsblandiloqua
ablativeblandiloquīsblandiloquīsblandiloquīs
vocativeblandiloquīblandiloquaeblandiloqua

blandĭlŏquus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. speaking smoothly or flatteringly, fair-spoken: ut blandiloqu'est! Hei mihi metuo, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 54: vox, Sen. Agam. 289.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meld-
  3. Latinblandiloquus

Proto-Indo-European *mland-der. Latin blandus Latin loquor Latin -us Latin blandiloquus From blandus + loquor + -us.

Quick answers

What does blandiloquus mean in Latin?
blandiloquus, a adjective, means “Charming, persuasive.”.
How do you pronounce blandiloquus?
In classical Latin, [bɫanˈdɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [blanˈdiː.lo.kʷus].
Where does blandiloquus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mel- → Proto-Indo-European *meld- → Latin blandiloquus.