caeduus

Latin

Alternative forms

• cēduus

Etymology

From caedere, caedō (“to fell”) +‎ -uus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.du.us/, [ˈkäe̯d̪uʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.du.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːd̪uːs]

Adjective

caeduus (feminine caedua, neuter caeduum); first/second-declension adjective

1. that can be cut down, fellable

   locus silvōsus ac caeduus ― place full of trees that can be felled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	caeduus	caedua	caeduum		caeduī	caeduae	caedua
Genitive	caeduī	caeduae	caeduī		caeduōrum	caeduārum	caeduōrum
Dative	caeduō		caeduō		caeduīs
Accusative	caeduum	caeduam	caeduum		caeduōs	caeduās	caedua
Ablative	caeduō	caeduā	caeduō		caeduīs
Vocative	caedue	caedua	caeduum		caeduī	caeduae	caedua

Derived terms

• incaeduus

References

• “caeduus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• caeduus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.