breviloquium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈlo.kʷi.um/, [breu̯ɪˈɫ̪ɔkʷiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈlo.kwi.um/, [breviˈlɔːkwium]
Noun edit
breviloquium n (genitive breviloquiī or breviloquī); second declension
- brevity of speech, conciseness
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | breviloquium | breviloquia |
| Genitive | breviloquiī breviloquī1 |
breviloquiōrum |
| Dative | breviloquiō | breviloquiīs |
| Accusative | breviloquium | breviloquia |
| Ablative | breviloquiō | breviloquiīs |
| Vocative | breviloquium | breviloquia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “breviloquium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- breviloquium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.