English → Latin
“garrulous” in Latin
The English word garrulous itself goes back to Latin garriō, through garrulus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
garrulous
garrulus: loquax (garrulus [ = λάλος], with reference to the quality; loquax [= ἀδολέσχης], with reference to the quantity of what is uttered. The garrulus loves to hear himself talk, and tries to amuse by silly, weak conversation; the loquaxtries to instruct by prosy, dull conversation, arising from the speaker’s want of power to express himself concisely; loquacitas is especially a weakness of old age; Cic., does not use garrulus): verbosus (wordy; of things; e.g., letters, etc.; garrulus and loquax being confined to persons, except in poetry, where garrulus is used of chattering brooks, etc., and loquax of eyes, hands, streams, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for garrulous?
- The usual Latin words for “garrulous” are garrulus, loquāx, verbōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.