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noun · neutersecond declension

rīsiloquium

rīsiloquium n (genitive rīsiloquiī or rīsiloquī)
Classical[riː.sɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ri.s̬iˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. a tattling and laughing at the same time

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerīsiloquiumrīsiloquia
genitiverīsiloquiī
rīsiloquī		rīsiloquiōrum
dativerīsiloquiōrīsiloquiīs
accusativerīsiloquiumrīsiloquia
ablativerīsiloquiōrīsiloquiīs
vocativerīsiloquiumrīsiloquia

rīsĭlŏquĭum, ii, n. risus-loquor,
I. a tattling and laughing at the same time (postclass.), Tert. Poenit. 10.

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does rīsiloquium mean in Latin?
rīsiloquium, a noun, means “a tattling and laughing at the same time”.
What is the genitive of rīsiloquium?
The genitive singular is rīsiloquiī. rīsiloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce rīsiloquium?
In classical Latin, [riː.sɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ri.s̬iˈlɔː.kʷi.um].