edentulus

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“without”) +‎ dens (“tooth”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈden.tu.lus/, [ɛˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈden.tu.lus/, [eˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ulus]

Adjective

ēdentulus (feminine ēdentula, neuter ēdentulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. toothless

   Synonym: nefrens

   Antonym: dentātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēdentulus	ēdentula	ēdentulum		ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentula
Genitive	ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentulī		ēdentulōrum	ēdentulārum	ēdentulōrum
Dative	ēdentulō		ēdentulō		ēdentulīs
Accusative	ēdentulum	ēdentulam	ēdentulum		ēdentulōs	ēdentulās	ēdentula
Ablative	ēdentulō	ēdentulā	ēdentulō		ēdentulīs
Vocative	ēdentule	ēdentula	ēdentulum		ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentula

Descendants

• → English: edentulous

References

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