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-loquus
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Latin
Etymology
la :af loquor<t:to speak> -us<id:deverbal adjective><pos:adjective-forming suffix> +
Suffix
-loquus -loquentior -loquentissimus
Forms adjectives that specify the manner of one's speech
la vānus vain, idle > la vāniloquus talking idly, lying, boastful
la malus evil, bad > la maliloquus evil-speaking, slanderous
la venter belly > la ventriloquus speaking with the belly, a ventriloquist
Declension
-loquus
Derived terms
la -loquus