loquor

From Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ-; see also Sanskrit तर्क (tarka, “conjecture”), Old Church Slavonic тлъкъ (tlŭkŭ, “interpreter”) and Old Irish do·tluchethar (“to ask”), ad·tluchedar (“to thank”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kʷor/, [ˈɫ̪ɔkʷɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kwor/, [ˈlɔːkwor]

Verb

loquor (present infinitive loquī or loquier, perfect active locūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. to say, speak, tell, talk, utter [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: aio, effor, for, dīcō, inquam, alloquor, oro

   vīsne mēcum latīnē loquī? ― Do you want to speak Latin with me?

   rēs ipsa loquitur. ― The matter speaks for itself.

2. to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someone or something [ quotations ▼]