LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ventriloquus

ventriloquus m (genitive ventriloquī)
Classical[wɛnˈtrɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[venˈtriː.lo.kʷus]

Meaning

  1. masculineventriloquist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeventriloquusventriloquī
genitiveventriloquīventriloquōrum
dativeventriloquōventriloquīs
accusativeventriloquumventriloquōs
ablativeventriloquōventriloquīs
vocativeventriloqueventriloquī

ventrĭlŏquus, i, m. venter-loquor,
I. one who speaks from his belly, a ventriloquist, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 25; id. adv. Prax. 19; Hier. in Isa. 3, 8, 20.

Origins

From venter (“belly”) + -loquus (“speaking”).

Descendants
  • Englishventriloquous

In English words that came into English from ventriloquus

  • ventriloquousventriloquus

Quick answers

What does ventriloquus mean in Latin?
ventriloquus, a noun, means “ventriloquist”.
What is the genitive of ventriloquus?
The genitive singular is ventriloquī. ventriloquus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ventriloquus?
In classical Latin, [wɛnˈtrɪ.ɫɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [venˈtriː.lo.kʷus].