LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

longiloquium

longiloquium n (genitive longiloquiī or longiloquī)
Classical[ɫɔŋ.ɡɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[lon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterA long speech.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelongiloquiumlongiloquia
genitivelongiloquiī
longiloquī		longiloquiōrum
dativelongiloquiōlongiloquiīs
accusativelongiloquiumlongiloquia
ablativelongiloquiōlongiloquiīs
vocativelongiloquiumlongiloquia

longĭlŏquĭum, ii, n. longus-loqui,
I. a long speech, Don. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 34; Isid. 1, 33, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dlongʰos
  2. Proto-Italic*(d)longos
  3. Latinlongiloquium

Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin longiloquium From longus (“long”) + loquor (“say, speak, tell, talk”) + -ium.

Quick answers

What does longiloquium mean in Latin?
longiloquium, a noun, means “A long speech.”.
What is the genitive of longiloquium?
The genitive singular is longiloquiī. longiloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce longiloquium?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔŋ.ɡɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈlɔː.kʷi.um].
Where does longiloquium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos → Proto-Italic *(d)longos → Latin longiloquium.