dulcedo
See also: Dulcedo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dʊɫˈkeː.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪ul̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪o]
Noun
dulcēdō f (genitive dulcēdinis); third declension
- a sweet taste; sweetness (in taste)
- (figuratively) pleasantness, pleasurableness, agreeableness, delightfulness, charm
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dulcēdō | dulcēdinēs |
| genitive | dulcēdinis | dulcēdinum |
| dative | dulcēdinī | dulcēdinibus |
| accusative | dulcēdinem | dulcēdinēs |
| ablative | dulcēdine | dulcēdinibus |
| vocative | dulcēdō | dulcēdinēs |
Synonyms
- (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
- (sweetness): dulcāmen (Medieval Latin), dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia, suāvitās
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “sweetness”): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dulcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "dulcedo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- dulcedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.