esculentus

Latin

Etymology

ēsca (“food”) +‎ -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːs.kuˈlen.tus/, [eːs.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]

Adjective

ēsculentus (feminine ēsculenta, neuter ēsculentum); first/second declension

  1. fit for eating, good to eat, eatable, edible, esculent
  2. delicious, nourishing
  3. full of food

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ēsculentus ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta
Genitive ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculentī ēsculentōrum ēsculentārum ēsculentōrum
Dative ēsculentō ēsculentō ēsculentīs
Accusative ēsculentum ēsculentam ēsculentum ēsculentōs ēsculentās ēsculenta
Ablative ēsculentō ēsculentā ēsculentō ēsculentīs
Vocative ēsculente ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta

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References
  • esculentus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • esculentus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • escŭlentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 602/2
  • “esculentus” on page 621/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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