esculentior

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /es.kuˈlen.ti.or/, [ɛs.kʊˈɫɛn.ti.ɔr]

Adjective

esculentior (neuter esculentius); third declension

  1. (of food) more delicate
    a vīnō et esculentiōribus cibīs abstinēre
    to abstain from wine and delicacies

Declension

Third declension, comparative variant

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