edace

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin edācem (“greedy, gluttonous”), derived from edō (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈda.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: e‧dà‧ce

Adjective

edace m or f (plural edaci) (literary)

  1. (literal) edacious
  2. (figurative) consuming, eroding

Further reading

  • edace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian edace.

Adjective

edace m or f or n (masculine plural edaci, feminine and neuter plural edace)

  1. voracious

Declension

Declension of edace
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite edace edace edaci edace
definite edacele edacea edacii edacele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite edace edace edaci edace
definite edacelui edacei edacilor edacelor

References

  • edace in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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