éloquent

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French eloquent, from Old French eloquent, borrowed from Latin ēloquentem (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of ēloquī (“to speak out”), from ē- (“out”) + loquī (“to speak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.lɔ.kɑ̃/ === Adjective === éloquent (feminine éloquente, masculine plural éloquents, feminine plural éloquentes) eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate) eloquent; descriptive ==== Related terms ==== éloquence === Further reading === “éloquent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012