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esculentus
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːs.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [es.kuˈlɛn̪.t̪us]
Adjective
ēsculentus (feminine ēsculenta, neuter ēsculentum, comparative esculentior); first/second-declension adjective
- fit for eating, good to eat, eatable, edible, esculent
- delicious, nourishing
- full of food
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
- ēsculenta
- esculenter (New Latin)
- esculentia
Descendants
See also
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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