elinguis

ē-linguis, e, adj. [lingua].

• Lit., deprived of a tongue, Aus. Ep. 23, 14; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 15.—
• II Transf.
• • A In gen., speechless, Cic. Fl. 10, 22; Liv. 10, 19 (with mutus); id. post Red. 3, 7 (with mutus and tacitus); Gell. 5, 1, 9.—
  • B Pregn., without eloquence, Cic. Brut. 26, 100; Cels. praef. med.; Tac. Or. 36 fin. (opp. disertus).

ēlinguis, e (ex u. lingua), I) ohne Zunge, Auson. epist. 23, 14. p. 186 Schenkl. Cassiod. hist. eccl. 6, 15. – II) übtr., sprachlos, a) von dem, dem von Natur die Zunge gelähmt ist, Pacuv. tr. 176: verb. mutus et el., Gell. 5, 1, 9, el. ac mutus, Arnob. 5, 40. – b) von dem, der seine Zunge nicht gebrauchen kann od. darf, sprachunfähig, sprachlos, oft m. mutus verb., Cic. u.a. – c) von dem, der der Sprache nicht mächtig ist, ohne Zungenfertigkeit, unberedt, Cic. u.a.: verb., brutus aut elinguis, Pacuv. fr.: mutus atque elinguis, Ggstz. facundus, Liv., Ggstz. garrulus, Val. Max.: mutus et elinguis (Ggstz. disertus), Tac. dial.: is vero elinguis et mutus est, licet sit omnium disertissimus, Lact.

elinguis [CL] , speechless, tongue-tied, inarticulate; b (w. abstr. subj.). Gildas EB 1 (v. eatenus 2); ~is, muti, Graece †adalos [i. e. ἄλαλος], dumbes GlP 288 (cf. ib. 694: ~ia, spæclease vel dume); quis ‥ non obstupescat et ‥ ~is ‥ fiat? Eadmer Excell. B. M. 578C; 1159 recte dicor ~is aut mutus J. Sal. Ep. 60 (110); non solum scribendi rudem ‥ aut illiteratum sed etiam ~em Ailr. Spec. Car. pref. 2. 503D; G. Hoyland Ascet. 268B (v. edissertio); quos et pudor ipse parentum / fecerat elingues Nig. SS 1830; ille qui ‥ linguas angelorum erudit ‥ infantiam simplicem et ~em elegit P. Blois Serm. 575D; inconsultus et †eligius, cui verba negantur Garl. Syn. 666. 1589D; Id. Tri. Eccl. 15 (v. bilinguis).  b elingues siluere huc usque dolores J. Exon. BT VI 823.

ēlinguis, (13) e (e, lingua), qui reste muet, qui ne se sert pas de sa langue : elinguem reddere Cic. Fl. 22, rendre muet, fermer la bouche à, réduire au silence || sans éloquence : Cic. Br. 100.

elinguis , e. adj.
無舌者。不啓口。

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ēlinguis e, adj.

• ex + lingua, tongueless, voiceless, speechless: testis: ex elingui facundum consulem habere, L.: Fannius.