edentulus

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Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“without”) +‎ dens (“tooth”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ēdentulus (feminine ēdentula, neuter ēdentulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. toothless
    Synonym: nefrens
    Antonym: dentātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ēdentulus ēdentula ēdentulum ēdentulī ēdentulae ēdentula
Genitive ēdentulī ēdentulae ēdentulī ēdentulōrum ēdentulārum ēdentulōrum
Dative ēdentulō ēdentulō ēdentulīs
Accusative ēdentulum ēdentulam ēdentulum ēdentulōs ēdentulās ēdentula
Ablative ēdentulō ēdentulā ēdentulō ēdentulīs
Vocative ēdentule ēdentula ēdentulum ēdentulī ēdentulae ēdentula

Descendants

  • → English: edentulous

References

edentulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “edentulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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