adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
falsiloquus
falsiloquus (feminine falsiloqua, neuter falsiloquum)
Classical[faɫˈsɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[falˈsiː.lo.kʷus]
Meaning
- adjectivelying
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | falsiloquus | falsiloqua | falsiloquum |
| genitive | falsiloquī | falsiloquae | falsiloquī |
| dative | falsiloquō | falsiloquae | falsiloquō |
| accusative | falsiloquum | falsiloquam | falsiloquum |
| ablative | falsiloquō | falsiloquā | falsiloquō |
| vocative | falsiloque | falsiloqua | falsiloquum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | falsiloquī | falsiloquae | falsiloqua |
| genitive | falsiloquōrum | falsiloquārum | falsiloquōrum |
| dative | falsiloquīs | falsiloquīs | falsiloquīs |
| accusative | falsiloquōs | falsiloquās | falsiloqua |
| ablative | falsiloquīs | falsiloquīs | falsiloquīs |
| vocative | falsiloquī | falsiloquae | falsiloqua |
falsĭlŏquus (-locus), a, um, adj. falsus + loquor,
I. that speaks falsehoods: quarum rerum te falsilocum mihi esse nolo. Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 14; Prud. Apoth. 107; also Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 36, glossema.—Subst.: fal-sĭlŏquus, i, m., a false accuser, Vulg. Job, 16, 9.
Origins
From falsus (“false, untrue”) + -loquus (“speaking”), from the root of loquor (“to say, speak”).