What does loquēla mean in Latin?

loquēla, a noun, means “speech, utterance, language, discourse”.

What is the genitive of loquēla?

The genitive singular is loquēlae. loquēla is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ɫɔˈkʷeː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [loˈkʷɛː.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

loquēla f (genitive loquēlae)

Classical[ɫɔˈkʷeː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[loˈkʷɛː.la]

modus loquendī, sermō

loquēla -ae (f) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 24

lŏquēla (incorrectly written lŏquel-la), ae, f. id.,

I. speech, language, words, discourse.

I. Lit.: commoda loquelam tuam, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 76: fuditque has ore loquelas, Verg. A. 5, 842: nutricis blanda loquela, Lucr. 5, 230.—

II. Transf. *

A. A word: hinc quidam loquelam dixerunt verbum, Varr. L. L. 6, § 57 Müll.—*

B. A language: Graia loquela, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 68.

From loquor (“speak”) + -ēla. The form in -ell- is due to reanalysis as a diminutive.