edace

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin edācem (“greedy, gluttonous”), derived from edō (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈda.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Hyphenation: e‧dà‧ce

Adjective

edace m or f by sense (plural edaci) (literary)

1. (literal) edacious
2. (figurative) consuming, eroding

Related terms

• edacità
• edibile
• edule

Further reading

• edace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian edace.

Adjective

edace m or f or n (masculine plural edaci, feminine/neuter plural edace)

1. voracious

Declension

Declension of edace

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	edace		edace		edaci	edace
	definite	edacele		edacea		edacii	edacele
genitive- dative	indefinite	edace		edace		edaci	edace
	definite	edacelui		edacei		edacilor	edacelor

References

• edace in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN