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-loquy
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English
Alternative forms
en -loquie obsolete
en -loquism
Etymology
Extracted from en la - compounds such as la soliloquium, la vaniloquium.
Pronunciation
‒́ ləkwi RP, en /ləkwi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--loquy.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--loquy.wav Southern England
Suffix
en suffix plural -loquies
en forming nouns speaking, speech
Usage notes
Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenult.
Synonyms
en -logy Grecian equivalent
Derived terms
en
en alieniloquy alloquy altiloquy ambiloquy anteloquy antiloquy archiloquy blandiloquy centiloquy colloquy cordiloquy dulciloquy fatiloquy gastriloquy grandiloquy magniloquy multiloquy obloquy parciloquy pauciloquy pectoriloquy planiloquy sanctiloquy soliloquy somniloquy stultiloquy suaviloquy tardiloquy terriloquy tortiloquy vaniloquy ventriloquy veriloquy versiloquy versutiloquy
Translations
speaking, speech
Italian: it -loquio
Spanish: es -loquio m