edentulus

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“without”) +‎ dens (“tooth”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈden.tu.lus/, [ɛˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈden.tu.lus/, [eˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ulus]

Adjective

ēdentulus (feminine ēdentula, neuter ēdentulum); first/second-declension adjective

toothless
Synonym: nefrens

Antonym: dentātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	ēdentulus	ēdentula	ēdentulum	ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentula
Genitive	ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentulī	ēdentulōrum	ēdentulārum	ēdentulōrum
Dative	ēdentulō	ēdentulae	ēdentulō	ēdentulīs
Accusative	ēdentulum	ēdentulam	ēdentulum	ēdentulōs	ēdentulās	ēdentula
Ablative	ēdentulō	ēdentulā	ēdentulō	ēdentulīs
Vocative	ēdentule	ēdentula	ēdentulum	ēdentulī	ēdentulae	ēdentula

Descendants

→ English: edentulous

References

edentulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “edentulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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