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esculentus

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Latin

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Etymology

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ēsca (food) +‎ -ulentus (full of, abounding in)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ēsculentus (feminine ēsculenta, neuter ēsculentum, comparative esculentior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. fit for eating, good to eat, eatable, edible, esculent
    Synonyms: edūlis, edibilis
  2. delicious, nourishing
  3. full of food

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ēsculentus ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta
genitive ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculentī ēsculentōrum ēsculentārum ēsculentōrum
dative ēsculentō ēsculentae ēsculentō ēsculentīs
accusative ēsculentum ēsculentam ēsculentum ēsculentōs ēsculentās ēsculenta
ablative ēsculentō ēsculentā ēsculentō ēsculentīs
vocative ēsculente ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: esculent
  • Italian: esculento
  • Spanish: esculento

See also

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References

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  • 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)