dulcedo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dulˈkeː.doː/, [d̪ʊɫ̪ˈkeːd̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dulˈt͡ʃe.do/, [d̪ul̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛːd̪o]
Noun edit
dulcēdō f (genitive dulcēdinis); third declension
- a sweet taste; sweetness (in taste)
- (figuratively) pleasantness, pleasurableness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dulcēdō | dulcēdinēs |
| Genitive | dulcēdinis | dulcēdinum |
| Dative | dulcēdinī | dulcēdinibus |
| Accusative | dulcēdinem | dulcēdinēs |
| Ablative | dulcēdine | dulcēdinibus |
| Vocative | dulcēdō | dulcēdinēs |
Synonyms edit
- (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
- (sweetness): dulcāmen (Medieval Latin), dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "sweetness"): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās
Related terms edit
Related terms
References edit
- “dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dulcedo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- dulcedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.