praedulcis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈdul.kis/, [präe̯ˈd̪ʊɫ̪kɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈdul.t͡ʃis/, [preˈd̪ul̠ʲt͡ʃis]
Adjective edit
praedulcis (neuter praedulce); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (literally) very sweet, luscious
- (figuratively) very pleasing or delightful
Declension edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | praedulcis | praedulce | praedulcēs | praedulcia | |
| Genitive | praedulcis | praedulcium | |||
| Dative | praedulcī | praedulcibus | |||
| Accusative | praedulcem | praedulce | praedulcēs praedulcīs |
praedulcia | |
| Ablative | praedulcī | praedulcibus | |||
| Vocative | praedulcis | praedulce | praedulcēs | praedulcia | |
References edit
- “praedulcis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praedulcis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.