Edessenus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐδεσσηνός (Edessēnós). By surface analysis, Edessa +‎ -ēnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.dɛsˈseː.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.desˈsɛː.nus]

Adjective

Edessēnus (feminine Edessēna, neuter Edessēnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Edessene

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Edessēnus	Edessēna	Edessēnum		Edessēnī	Edessēnae	Edessēna
genitive	Edessēnī	Edessēnae	Edessēnī		Edessēnōrum	Edessēnārum	Edessēnōrum
dative	Edessēnō	Edessēnae	Edessēnō		Edessēnīs
accusative	Edessēnum	Edessēnam	Edessēnum		Edessēnōs	Edessēnās	Edessēna
ablative	Edessēnō	Edessēnā	Edessēnō		Edessēnīs
vocative	Edessēne	Edessēna	Edessēnum		Edessēnī	Edessēnae	Edessēna

Descendants

• English: Edessene

Further reading

• “Edessa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.