interloqui

Interloqui is a Latin deponent verb meaning to speak with, to converse with, or to engage in discourse with another person. In classical Latin it is used for direct conversation or addressing someone within a discussion. Because it is deponent, its forms appear with passive morphology but carry active meaning, with principal parts typically listed as interloquor, interloqui, interloctus sum. The infinitive is interloqui, and the perfect passive participle is interloctus sum.

Etymology and related forms derive from the prefix inter- meaning between, and loqui meaning to speak. The verb has given rise to related English terms such as interlocutor (one who speaks with another) and interlocution (the act of conversing). While the Latin verb itself is largely confined to scholarly or philological usage, its semantic descendants are common in English.

Usage and scope: Interloqui appears primarily in Latin texts, especially in discussions of rhetoric, dialogue, or correspondence. In modern English, the verb interloqui is extremely rare; scholars may encounter it in dictionaries or critical editions of Latin authors. In everyday Latin and in translations, speakers more commonly render the idea with loqui, colloqui, or other paraphrases, while retaining the deponent form in discussions of Latin grammar.

See also: loqui, interloquor, interlocutor, interlocution, Latin verbs, deponent verbs.