LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sōliloquium

sōliloquium n (genitive sōliloquiī or sōliloquī)
Classical[soː.lɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[so.liˈlɔː.kʷi.um]

Meaning

  1. soliloquy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōliloquiumsōliloquia
genitivesōliloquiī
sōliloquī		sōliloquiōrum
dativesōliloquiōsōliloquiīs
accusativesōliloquiumsōliloquia
ablativesōliloquiōsōliloquiīs
vocativesōliloquiumsōliloquia

sōlĭlŏquĭum, ii, n. solus-loquor,
I. a talking to one's self, a soliloquy, a word formed by Augustin, Aug. Solil. 2, 7 fin.

Origins

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 sōliloquium From sōlus (“alone”) + loquor (“to speak”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalansoliloqui
  • Englishsoliloquy
  • Frenchsoliloque
  • GermanSoliloquium
  • Italiansoliloquio
  • Romaniansolilocviu
  • Romaniansoliloc
  • Galiciansoliloquio

In English words that came into English from sōliloquium

  • soliloquysōliloquium

Quick answers

What does sōliloquium mean in Latin?
sōliloquium, a noun, means “soliloquy”.
What is the genitive of sōliloquium?
The genitive singular is sōliloquiī. sōliloquium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sōliloquium?
In classical Latin, [soː.lɪˈɫɔ.kʷi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.liˈlɔː.kʷi.um].