praedulcis
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈdʊɫ.kɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈdul̠ʲ.t͡ʃis]
Adjective
praedulcis (neuter praedulce, comparative praedulcior, superlative praedulcissimus, adverb praedulce or praedulciter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (literally) very sweet, luscious
- (figuratively) very pleasing or delightful
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | praedulcis | praedulce | praedulcēs | praedulcia | |
| genitive | praedulcis | praedulcium | |||
| dative | praedulcī | praedulcibus | |||
| accusative | praedulcem | praedulce | praedulcīs praedulcēs |
praedulcia | |
| ablative | praedulcī | praedulcibus | |||
| vocative | praedulcis | praedulce | praedulcēs | praedulcia | |
Derived terms
- praedulce
- praedulcia
- praedulcior
- praedulcissimē
- praedulcissimus
- praedulciter
- praedulcius
References
- “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.