esculentus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eːs.kuˈlen.tus/, [eːs̠kʊˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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

   Synonyms: edūlis, edibilis

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

Derived terms

• ēsculenta
• esculenter (New Latin)
• esculentia

Descendants

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

See also

• pōculentus

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)