I.inf. loquier, Naev. ap. Gell. 1, 24, 2), v. dep. n. and a. [Sanscr. lap-, to talk, whisper; Gr. λακ-, ἔλακον, λάσκω], to speak, talk, say (in the lang. of common life, in the tone of conversation; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 10; 11, 3, 45).
I. Lit.
A. Neutr.: “mitte male loqui,” Ter. And. 5, 3, 2: “Scipio mihi sane bene et loqui videtur et dicere,” Cic. Brut. 58, 212; id. Or. 32, 113: magistratum legem esse loquentem; “legem autem mutum magistratum,” id. Leg. 3, 1, 2: “male ... vere ac libere,” id. Rosc. Am. 48, 140: “cum loquimur terni, nihil flagitii dicimus,” id. Fam. 9, 22, 3: “quid tu, Epicure? loquere,” id. Ac. 2, 39, 123: “pure et Latine,” id. de Or. 1, 32, 144; id. Fin. 2, 4, 14; 2, 5, 15: “aliud esse Latine, aliud grammatice loqui,” Quint. 1, 6, 27: “Latine atque emendate,” id. 8, 1, 2: “aliā linguā,” Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 61: “pro aliquo,” id. Att. 3, 1: “apud aliquem,” before any one, id. Fin. 2, 22, 74; so, “adversum aliquem,” before any one, Ter. And. 1, 5, 30: “secum,” Cic. Off. 3, 1, 1: “cum aliquo,” Ov. M. 6, 205: “bene de aliquo,” Sen. Contr. 2, 9, 63: “secus de aliquo,” Tac. A. 2, 50: “male de aliquo,” Vulg. Sirach, 8, 5; Capitol. Alb. 2: “de me male,” Suet. Aug. 51 fin. —
(β).
With dat.: male loqui alicui, to speak evil of any one: “pergin male loqui, mulier, mihi,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 10; Stat. Th. 12, 26: “vento et fluctibus loqui,” to express vain wishes, Luc. 4, 491.—
(γ).
Absol.: “neque loqui possumus, nisi e syllabis brevibus ac longis,” Quint. 9, 4, 61: “ut non loqui et orare, sed fulgurare ac tonare videaris,” id. 2, 16, 19.—
B. Act.
1. To speak out, to say, tell, talk about, mention, utter, name: “loquere tuum mihi nomen,” Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 7; id. Aul. 2, 1, 15: “deliramenta,” id. Am. 2, 2, 64: “quas tu mulieres quos tu parasitos loquere,” id. Men. 2, 2, 47: “si quid tu in illum bene voles loqui, id loqui licebit,” id. Most. 1, 3, 83: “adfirmat nihil a se cuiquam de te secus esse dictum,” Cic. Att. 1, 19, 11: “horribile est, quae loquantur,” id. ib. 14, 4, 1: “pugnantia,” id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13: “ne singulas loquar urbes,” mention, Liv. 5, 54, 5: “quid turres loquar,” id. 5, 5, 6: “quid ego legem loquar?” id. 3, 11, 13: “quid loquar marmora, etc.,” Sen. Ep. 90, 25: “proelia,” Hor. C. 4, 15, 1: “aliquem absentem,” Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 17.—
2. To talk of, speak about, to have ever on one's lips: “Dolabella merum bellum loquitur,” Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 8: “ne semper Curios et Luscinos loquamur,” id. Par. 6, 50: “multi etiam Catilinam atque illa portenta loquebantur,” id. Mil. 23, 63: “nil nisi classes loquens et exitus,” id. Att. 9, 2, 3: “qui de magnis majora loquuntur,” Juv. 4, 17.—
3. Loquuntur, they say, it is said, they talk of, the talk is of: “hic mera scelera loquuntur,” Cic. Att. 9, 13, 1; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 30, § 78: “eodem die vulgo loquebantur Antonium mansurum esse Casilini,” id. Att. 16, 10, 1: “omnia magna loquens,” Hor. S. 1, 3, 13: “dare aliquem famae loquendum,” Mart. 5, 25, 5: “Juppiter, hospitibus nam te dare jura loquuntur,” Verg. A. 1, 731: de damnatione ferventer loqui est coeptum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8.—
II. Transf.
A. To speak, declare, show, indicate or express clearly: “oculi nimis arguti quemadmodum animo affecti simus, loquuntur,” Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27: “res loquitur ipsa, judices, quae semper valet plurimum,” id. Mil. 20, 53: “haec ipsae res loquuntur,” Tert. de Pud. 5: “ut fama loquitur,” Vell. 2, 93, 3: “cum chartā dextra locuta est,” has written upon it, Ov. H. 18, 20: “volucres mea fata loquentur,” Stat. Th. 8, 181; Luc. 6, 617: “rescriptum divi Marci sic loquitur, quasi, etc.,” Dig. 2, 14, 10.—
B. Poet., to rustle, murmur: “pini loquentes,” Verg. E. 8, 22; Cat. 4, 11: mollia discordi strepitu virgulta loquuntur, Petr. poët. Sat. 120, 73.
