esculentus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːs.kuˈlen.tus/, [eːs̠kʊˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /es.kuˈlen.tus/, [eskuˈlɛn̪t̪us]

Adjective

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

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ēsculentus ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta
Genitive ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculentī ēsculentōrum ēsculentārum ēsculentōrum
Dative ēsculentō ēsculentō ēsculentīs
Accusative ēsculentum ēsculentam ēsculentum ēsculentōs ēsculentās ēsculenta
Ablative ēsculentō ēsculentā ēsculentō ēsculentīs
Vocative ēsculente ēsculenta ēsculentum ēsculentī ēsculentae ēsculenta

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

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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