LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ēloquium

ēloquium n (genitive ēloquiī or ēloquī)
Classical[eːˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[eˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. eloquence
  2. speech, utterance
  3. diction
    c. 405, Saint Jerome, Epistola 106

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēloquiumēloquia
genitiveēloquiī
ēloquī		ēloquiōrum
dativeēloquiōēloquiīs
accusativeēloquiumēloquia
ablativeēloquiōēloquiīs
vocativeēloquiumēloquia

ēlŏquĭum, ii, n. id..
I. In Aug. poets, and their imitators among prose writers, for eloquentia, eloquence, * Hor. A. P. 217; * Verg. A. 11, 383; Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 46; id. M. 13, 63; 322 al.; Vell. 2, 68, 1; Plin. 11, 17, 18, § 55.—
II. In late Lat., declaration, communication in gen., Diom. p. 413 P.; Mamert. Pan. Maxim. 9: eloquia pulchritudinis, fine words, Vulg. Gen. 49, 21; id. Prov. 4, 20 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin ēloquium From ēloquor (“to declare, speak plainly”) + -ium (nominal suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianeloquio

Quick answers

What does ēloquium mean in Latin?
ēloquium, a noun, means “eloquence; speech, utterance; diction”.
What is the genitive of ēloquium?
The genitive singular is ēloquiī. ēloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ēloquium?
In classical Latin, [eːˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlɔː.kʷi.um].