elinguis

== Latin == === Etymology === From ex- (“out of, from”) +‎ lingua (“tongue; language”) +‎ -is. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈlɪŋ.ɡʷɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈliŋ.ɡʷis] === Adjective === ēlinguis (neuter ēlingue); third-declension two-termination adjective Deprived of a tongue, tongueless. (through fear or similar) Speechless. (figuratively) Without elegance or incapable of elegance. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ēlinguō ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: elinguid === References === “elinguis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “elinguis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “elinguis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.