aedis

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aiðes, genitive of *aits, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-s, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite; fire”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aedis f (genitive aedis); third declension

  1. temple, shrine
  2. tomb
  3. room
  4. (in the singular) dwelling (of gods)
  5. (in the plural) house, abode (for people)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aedis aedēs
Genitive aedis aedium
Dative aedī aedibus
Accusative aedem aedēs
aedīs
Ablative aede aedibus
Vocative aedis aedēs

Derived terms

References

  • “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aedis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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