edulis

Latin

Etymology

From edō, probably via a u-stem *edū or *edus, plus -ilis. Compare the formations of pecū, gradus, gelū, algus, currus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈduː.lis/, [ɛˈd̪uːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈdu.lis/, [eˈd̪uːlis]

Adjective

edūlis (neuter edūle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. edible

   Synonyms: ēsculentus, edibilis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	edūlis	edūle		edūlēs	edūlia
Genitive	edūlis			edūlium
Dative	edūlī			edūlibus
Accusative	edūlem	edūle		edūlēs edūlīs	edūlia
Ablative	edūlī			edūlibus
Vocative	edūlis	edūle		edūlēs	edūlia

Derived terms

• edūlium

Descendants

• Italian: edule
• Portuguese: edule

References

• “edulis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “edulis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• edulis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.