elocutio

English

Etymology

From Latin ēlocūtiō. Doublet of elocution.

Noun

elocutio (uncountable)

  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.

See also

Latin

Etymology

From the perfect passive participle stem of ēloquor +‎ -tiō.

Noun

ēlocūtiō f (genitive ēlocūtiōnis); third declension

  1. utterance, expression
  2. oratorical delivery, elocution

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ēlocūtiō ēlocūtiōnēs
Genitive ēlocūtiōnis ēlocūtiōnum
Dative ēlocūtiōnī ēlocūtiōnibus
Accusative ēlocūtiōnem ēlocūtiōnēs
Ablative ēlocūtiōne ēlocūtiōnibus
Vocative ēlocūtiō ēlocūtiōnēs

Descendants
  • → English: elocutio, elocution
  • → French: élocution

References
  • “elocutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “elocutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • elocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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