LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

linguāx

linguāx (genitive linguācis)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.ɡʷaːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈliŋ.ɡʷaks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationloquacious
    Neque minus insigniter ueteres quoque nostri hoc genus homines in uerba proiectos “locutuleios” et “blaterones” et “linguaces” dixerunt.Not any less notably, our forebears also called such men given to words as "chatterers", "babblers", "prattlers".c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.15
    Nam perfrictae frontis est, ac bene linguax.He is both bold and very loquacious.1518, Erasmus, Colloquia Lusus Pueriles

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelinguāxlinguāxlinguāx
genitivelinguācislinguācislinguācis
dativelinguācīlinguācīlinguācī
accusativelinguācemlinguācemlinguāx
ablativelinguācī
linguāce
linguācī
linguāce
linguācī
linguāce
vocativelinguāxlinguāxlinguāx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelinguācēslinguācēslinguācia
genitivelinguāciumlinguāciumlinguācium
dativelinguācibuslinguācibuslinguācibus
accusativelinguācīs
linguācēs
linguācīs
linguācēs
linguācia
ablativelinguācibuslinguācibuslinguācibus
vocativelinguācēslinguācēslinguācia

linguax, ācis, adj. id.,
I. loquacious, Gell. 1, 15, 20.

Origins

Latin lingua Latin -ax Latin linguāx From lingua (“tongue”) + -ax.

In English words that came into English from linguāx

  • linguaciouslinguāx

Quick answers

What does linguāx mean in Latin?
linguāx, a adjective, means “loquacious”.
How do you pronounce linguāx?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪŋ.ɡʷaːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliŋ.ɡʷaks].