praedulcia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈdʊɫ.ki.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈdul̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.a]
Adjective
praedulcia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of praedulcis
Noun
praedulcia n pl (genitive praedulcium); third declension
Usage notes
- Unlike dulcia, praedulcia retains the third declension of its underlying adjective.
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | praedulcia |
| genitive | praedulcium |
| dative | praedulcibus |
| accusative | praedulcia |
| ablative | praedulcibus |
| vocative | praedulcia |
Further reading
- “prae-dulcis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prædulcis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- prae-dulcis in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung