praedulcis
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈdʊɫ.kɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈd̪ul̠ʲ.t͡ʃis]
Adjective
praedulcis (neuter praedulce); 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 | praedulcēs praedulcīs |
praedulcia | |
| ablative | praedulcī | praedulcibus | |||
| vocative | praedulcis | praedulce | praedulcēs | praedulcia | |
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.