elinguis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eːˈlin.ɡʷis/, [eːˈlʲɪŋɡʷɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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

Related terms

• 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.