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noun · neutersecond declension

ēlogium

ēlogium n (genitive ēlogiī or ēlogī)
Classical[eːˈɫɔ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[eˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. short maxim
  2. inscription on a tombstone, epitaph
  3. clause in a will
  4. judicial statement, extract, summary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēlogiumēlogia
genitiveēlogiī
ēlogī		ēlogiōrum
dativeēlogiōēlogiīs
accusativeēlogiumēlogia
ablativeēlogiōēlogiīs
vocativeēlogiumēlogia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

elogium in sepulcro incisum
the epitaph.

ē-lŏgĭum, ii, n. logus; cf. Rost. Opusc. Plaut. I. p. 93 sq.,
I. an utterance, short saying, sentence.—In partic.
I. A short maxim, saying: Solonis, Cic. de Sen. 20, 73.—
II. An inscription on a tombstone (so most freq.), Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; Cic. de Sen. 17, 61; id. Fin. 2, 35; id. Tusc. 1, 14, 31; id. Pis. 29 fin.; Suet. Claud. 1 al. (Vide old examples of such Elogia in Orell. Inscr. 534 sq.) Also on doors, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 74; on the images of ancestors, Suet. Galb. 3; on votive tablets, id. Calig. 24.—
III. A clause in a will (especially which disinherits one), Cic. Clu. 48, 135; cf. Quint. 7, 4, 20; Dig. 28, 2, 14 fin.; 37, 10, 1, § 9; Suet. Vita Hor. sub init.; hence, in the Cod. Just., ultima elogia, for last will or testament in gen., Cod. 3, 28, 37, § 1 al.—
IV. A judicial statement, record, abstract in criminal cases (respecting the criminal's offence, punishment, etc.), Suet. Calig. 27; Spart. Sever. 2; Lampr. Alex. Sever. 33; Amm. 7, 2; 19, 12: vertices sub uno elogio jussit occidi, a single warrant, id. 14, 7, 1; so the jurid. expression: mittere aliquem cum elogio, to send a criminal before the proper magistrates, with a specification of his offence, Dig. 48, 3, 11; 49, 16, 3 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “an elegiac distich”), possibly reanalyzed as ē- (“out”) + λόγιον (lógion, “the word of an oracle”).

Descendants
  • Catalanelogi
  • Englishelogium
  • Frenchéloge
  • Italianelogio
  • Portugueseelogio
  • Spanishelogio
  • Galicianeloxio

In English words that came into English from ēlogium

  • elogeēlogium
  • elogiumēlogium

Quick answers

What does ēlogium mean in Latin?
ēlogium, a noun, means “short maxim; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph; clause in a will”.
What is the genitive of ēlogium?
The genitive singular is ēlogiī. ēlogium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ēlogium?
In classical Latin, [eːˈɫɔ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.um].