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
- (of food) more delicate
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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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 |