elinguis

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“out of, from”) +‎ lingua (“tongue; language”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlʲɪŋɡʷɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈlin.ɡwis/, [eˈliŋɡwis]

Adjective

ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Deprived of a tongue, tongueless.
  2. (through fear or similar) Speechless.
  3. (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ēlinguis ēlingue ēlinguēs ēlinguia
Genitive ēlinguis ēlinguium
Dative ēlinguī ēlinguibus
Accusative ēlinguem ēlingue ēlinguēs
ēlinguīs		 ēlinguia
Ablative ēlinguī ēlinguibus
Vocative ēlinguis ēlingue ēlinguēs ēlinguia
  • ēlinguō

Descendants
  • ⇒ English: elinguid

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