esculentior

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /es.kuˈlen.ti.or/, [ɛs̠kʊˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /es.kuˈlen.t͡si.or/, [eskuˈlɛnt̪͡s̪ior]

Adjective

esculentior (neuter esculentius, positive esculentus); third declension

1. (of food) more delicate

   a vīnō et esculentiōribus cibīs abstinēre

   to abstain from wine and delicacies

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

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