terriloquus

Latin

Etymology

From terreō (“I frighten”) +‎ -loquus (“speaking”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /terˈri.lo.kʷus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪɫ̪ɔkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /terˈri.lo.kwus/, [t̪erˈriːlokwus]

Adjective

terriloquus (feminine terriloqua, neuter terriloquum); first/second-declension adjective

1. speaking in a way to inspire fear

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	terriloquus	terriloqua	terriloquum		terriloquī	terriloquae	terriloqua
Genitive	terriloquī	terriloquae	terriloquī		terriloquōrum	terriloquārum	terriloquōrum
Dative	terriloquō		terriloquō		terriloquīs
Accusative	terriloquum	terriloquam	terriloquum		terriloquōs	terriloquās	terriloqua
Ablative	terriloquō	terriloquā	terriloquō		terriloquīs
Vocative	terriloque	terriloqua	terriloquum		terriloquī	terriloquae	terriloqua

References

• “terriloquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• terriloquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• terriloquus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016