edulis

Latin

Etymology

Fromedō,probably via a u-stem*edūor*edus,plus-ilis.Compare the formations ofpecū,gradus,gelū,algus,currus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/eˈduː.lis/,[ɛˈd̪uːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/eˈdu.lis/,[eˈd̪uːlis]

Adjective

edūlis(neuteredūle);third-declensiontwo-termination adjective

1. edible

   Synonyms:ēsculentus,edibilis

Declension

Third-declensiontwo-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	edūlis	edūle		edūlēs	edūlia
genitive	edūlis			edūlium
dative	edūlī			edūlibus
accusative	edūlem	edūle		edūlēs edūlīs	edūlia
ablative	edūlī			edūlibus
vocative	edūlis	edūle		edūlēs	edūlia

Derived terms

• edūlium

Descendants

• Italian:edule
• Portuguese:edule

References

• “edulis”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “edulis”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• edulisinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.