dulcedo

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Latin

Etymology

dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -ēdō

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dulˈkeː.doː/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dulˈt͡ʃe.do/,

Noun

dulcēdō f (genitive dulcēdinis); third declension

a sweet taste; sweetness (in taste)
(figuratively) pleasantness, pleasurableness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dulcēdō	dulcēdinēs
Genitive	dulcēdinis	dulcēdinum
Dative	dulcēdinī	dulcēdinibus
Accusative	dulcēdinem	dulcēdinēs
Ablative	dulcēdine	dulcēdinibus
Vocative	dulcēdō	dulcēdinēs

Synonyms

(agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
(sweetness): dulcāmen (Medieval Latin), dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of "sweetness"): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās

Related terms

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References

“dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
dulcedo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
dulcedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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