LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tardiloquus

tardiloquus (feminine tardiloqua, neuter tardiloquum)
Classical[tarˈdɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[tarˈdiː.lo.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveslow-speaking, slow of speech

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetardiloquustardiloquatardiloquum
genitivetardiloquītardiloquaetardiloquī
dativetardiloquōtardiloquaetardiloquō
accusativetardiloquumtardiloquamtardiloquum
ablativetardiloquōtardiloquātardiloquō
vocativetardiloquetardiloquatardiloquum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetardiloquītardiloquaetardiloqua
genitivetardiloquōrumtardiloquārumtardiloquōrum
dativetardiloquīstardiloquīstardiloquīs
accusativetardiloquōstardiloquāstardiloqua
ablativetardiloquīstardiloquīstardiloquīs
vocativetardiloquītardiloquaetardiloqua

tardĭlŏquus, a, um, adj. tardus-loquor,
I. slow-speaking, slow of speech, Sen. Ep. 40, 14.

Origins

From tardus + loquor.

Quick answers

What does tardiloquus mean in Latin?
tardiloquus, a adjective, means “slow-speaking, slow of speech”.
How do you pronounce tardiloquus?
In classical Latin, [tarˈdɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tarˈdiː.lo.kʷus].