eloquens, eloquentis (gen.), eloquentior -or -us, eloquentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
eloquent, expressing thoughts fluently/forcefully; articulate, able in speech;;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | eloquentia |
| Acc. | eloquens | eloquentia |
| Voc. | — | eloquentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eloquentius | eloquentiora |
| Gen. | eloquentioris | — |
| Acc. | eloquentius | eloquentiora |
| Voc. | eloquentius | eloquentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eloquentissimus | eloquentissimi |
| Gen. | eloquentissimi | eloquentissimorum |
| Dat. | eloquentissimo | — |
| Acc. | eloquentissimum | eloquentissimos |
| Voc. | eloquentissime | eloquentissimi |
| Abl. | eloquentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eloquentissima | eloquentissimae |
| Gen. | eloquentissimae | eloquentissimarum |
| Dat. | eloquentissimae | — |
| Acc. | eloquentissimam | eloquentissimas |
| Voc. | eloquentissima | eloquentissimae |
| Abl. | eloquentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eloquentissimum | eloquentissima |
| Gen. | eloquentissimi | eloquentissimorum |
| Dat. | eloquentissimo | — |
| Acc. | eloquentissimum | eloquentissima |
| Voc. | eloquentissimum | eloquentissima |
| Abl. | eloquentissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...genere ipso, ut Graecis tuscanicae statuae, ut Asianus eloquens Attico. II. suos autem haec operum genera quae dico..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...bello civili se interfecit Cato eloquens senator fuit. XXXVII. Idem dictum saepe in alio liberum, in alio furiosum..." - G
Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...corpora,quorum ex reliquiis animam nos accepimus,ego eloquens in pace, fortis proeliis,arte omni princeps inter aequalis..."