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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sānctiloquus

sānctiloquus (feminine sānctiloqua, neuter sānctiloquum)
Classical[saːŋkˈtɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[saŋkˈtiː.lo.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivespeaking holily

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesānctiloquussānctiloquasānctiloquum
genitivesānctiloquīsānctiloquaesānctiloquī
dativesānctiloquōsānctiloquaesānctiloquō
accusativesānctiloquumsānctiloquamsānctiloquum
ablativesānctiloquōsānctiloquāsānctiloquō
vocativesānctiloquesānctiloquasānctiloquum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesānctiloquīsānctiloquaesānctiloqua
genitivesānctiloquōrumsānctiloquārumsānctiloquōrum
dativesānctiloquīssānctiloquīssānctiloquīs
accusativesānctiloquōssānctiloquāssānctiloqua
ablativesānctiloquīssānctiloquīssānctiloquīs
vocativesānctiloquīsānctiloquaesānctiloqua

sanctĭlŏquus, a, um, adj. sanctus-loquor,
I. speaking holily (eccl. Lat.): Lucas, Prud. Apoth. 1070: propheta, Paul. Nol. Carm. 23, 228.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂nékti
  3. Proto-Italic*sankiō
  4. Proto-Italic*sanktos
  5. Latinsānctiloquus

Latin -loquus Latin sānctiloquus From sānctus (“sacred, holy”) + -loquus (“speaking”).

Quick answers

What does sānctiloquus mean in Latin?
sānctiloquus, a adjective, means “speaking holily”.
How do you pronounce sānctiloquus?
In classical Latin, [saːŋkˈtɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saŋkˈtiː.lo.kʷus].
Where does sānctiloquus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti → Proto-Italic *sankiō → Proto-Italic *sanktos → Latin sānctiloquus.