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linguam

linguam is a Latin form of lingua, meaning “tongue; language”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun.

Found 135 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 2.3.84: … rumentum aut pecuniam publice cogebat dari. A. Valentius est in Sicilia interpres, quo iste interprete non ad linguam Graecam, sed ad furta et flagitia uti solebat. fit hic interpres, homo levis atque egens, repente decumanus; …

Plautus, Stichus 2.2.336b: Linguam quidem

All forms of lingua (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.