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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *aiðes, genitive of *aiss, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-s, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite; fire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aedis f (genitive aedis); third declension
- temple, shrine
- tomb
- room
- (in the singular) dwelling (of gods)
- (in the plural) house, abode (for people)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
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.