edulis

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Latin

Etymology

From edō, probably via a u-stem *edū or *edus, plus -ilis. Compare the formations of pecū, gradus, gelū, algus, currus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

edūlis (neuter edūle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. edible
    Synonyms: ēsculentus, edibilis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative edūlis edūle edūlēs edūlia
Genitive edūlis edūlium
Dative edūlī edūlibus
Accusative edūlem edūle edūlēs
edūlīs 		edūlia
Ablative edūlī edūlibus
Vocative edūlis edūle edūlēs edūlia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: edule
  • Portuguese: edule

References

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