LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

multiloquium

multiloquium n (genitive multiloquiī or multiloquī)
Classical[mʊɫ.tɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mul.tiˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterloquaciousness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemultiloquiummultiloquia
genitivemultiloquiī
multiloquī		multiloquiōrum
dativemultiloquiōmultiloquiīs
accusativemultiloquiummultiloquia
ablativemultiloquiōmultiloquiīs
vocativemultiloquiummultiloquia

multĭ-lŏquĭum, ii, n. multus-loquor,
I. a much-speaking, Plaut. Merc. prol. 31; Ambros. de Job, 1, 6, 20; id. in Psa. 1, § 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultiloquium

Latin loquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin multiloquium From multus + loquor + -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishmultiloquy
  • Italianmultiloquio

In English words that came into English from multiloquium

  • multiloquymultiloquium

Quick answers

What does multiloquium mean in Latin?
multiloquium, a noun, means “loquaciousness”.
What is the genitive of multiloquium?
The genitive singular is multiloquiī. multiloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce multiloquium?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫ.tɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mul.tiˈlɔː.kʷi.um].
Where does multiloquium come from?
Proto-Italic *moltos → Latin multiloquium.