aedis
See also: Aedis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *aiðes, genitive of *aiss, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-s, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite; fire”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈae̯.dɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.d̪is]
Noun
aedis f (genitive aedis); third declension
- temple, shrine
- tomb
- room
- (in the singular) dwelling (of gods)
- (in the plural) house, abode (for people)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aedis | aedēs |
| genitive | aedis | aedium |
| dative | aedī | aedibus |
| accusative | aedem | aedēs aedīs |
| ablative | aede | aedibus |
| vocative | aedis | aedēs |
Derived terms
References
- “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aedis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.