LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

breviloquentia

breviloquentia f (genitive breviloquentiae)
Classical[brɛ.wɪ.ɫɔˈkʷɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[bre.vi.loˈkʷɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininebrevity, conciseness (of speech)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebreviloquentiabreviloquentiae
genitivebreviloquentiaebreviloquentiārum
dativebreviloquentiaebreviloquentiīs
accusativebreviloquentiambreviloquentiās
ablativebreviloquentiābreviloquentiīs
vocativebreviloquentiabreviloquentiae

brĕvĭlŏquentĭa, ae, f. brevis-loquentia,
I. brevity of speech: breviloquentiam in dicendo colat, an expression of Cicero, censured by Seneca ap. Gell. 12, 2, 7.

Origins

From breviloquēns (“short, concise in speaking”) + -ia.

In English words that came into English from breviloquentia

  • breviloquencebreviloquentia

Quick answers

What does breviloquentia mean in Latin?
breviloquentia, a noun, means “brevity, conciseness (of speech)”.
What is the genitive of breviloquentia?
The genitive singular is breviloquentiae. breviloquentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce breviloquentia?
In classical Latin, [brɛ.wɪ.ɫɔˈkʷɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bre.vi.loˈkʷɛn.t͡si.a].