esculentior

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Latin

Etymology

esculentus (good to eat, delicious) +‎ -ior (suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives)

Pronunciation

Adjective

esculentior (neuter esculentius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of esculentus
    a vīnō et esculentiōribus cibīs abstinēre
    to abstain from wine and delicacies

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative esculentior esculentius esculentiōrēs esculentiōra
Genitive esculentiōris esculentiōrum
Dative esculentiōrī esculentiōribus
Accusative esculentiōrem esculentius esculentiōrēs esculentiōra
Ablative esculentiōre esculentiōribus
Vocative esculentior esculentius esculentiōrēs esculentiōra