What does ēlinguis mean in Latin?

ēlinguis, a adjective, means “deprived of a tongue, tongueless; speechless; without elegance or incapable of elegance”.

How do you pronounce ēlinguis?

In classical Latin, [eːˈlɪŋ.ɡʷɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈliŋ.ɡʷis].

adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue)

Classical[eːˈlɪŋ.ɡʷɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈliŋ.ɡʷis]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēlinguis	ēlinguis	ēlingue
genitive	ēlinguis	ēlinguis	ēlinguis
dative	ēlinguī	ēlinguī	ēlinguī
accusative	ēlinguem	ēlinguem	ēlingue
ablative	ēlinguī	ēlinguī	ēlinguī
vocative	ēlinguis	ēlinguis	ēlingue

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ēlinguēs	ēlinguēs	ēlinguia
genitive	ēlinguium	ēlinguium	ēlinguium
dative	ēlinguibus	ēlinguibus	ēlinguibus
accusative	ēlinguīs ēlinguēs	ēlinguīs ēlinguēs	ēlinguia
ablative	ēlinguibus	ēlinguibus	ēlinguibus
vocative	ēlinguēs	ēlinguēs	ēlinguia

ē-linguis, e, adj. lingua.

I. Lit., deprived of a tongue, Aus. Ep. 23, 14; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 15.—

II. Transf.

A. In gen., speechless, Cic. Fl. 10, 22; Liv. 10, 19 (with mutus); id. post Red. 3, 7 (with mutus and tacitus); Gell. 5, 1, 9.—

B. Pregn., without eloquence, Cic. Brut. 26, 100; Cels. praef. med.; Tac. Or. 36 fin. (opp. disertus).

From ex- (“out of, from”) + lingua (“tongue; language”) + -is.

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