LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aedituus

aedituus m (genitive aedituī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesacristan (originally the keeper of a temple)
  2. masculinepriest, minister

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaedituusaedituī
genitiveaedituīaedituōrum
dativeaedituōaedituīs
accusativeaedituumaedituōs
ablativeaedituōaedituīs
vocativeaeditueaedituī

aedĭtŭus, i, m. aedes-tueor; quasi a tuendis aedibus appellatus, Gell. 12, 10,
I. a keeper of a temple, a sacristan, ἱεροφύλαξ (first used in polite language in the time of Varro for aeditumus; v. the word and the passage cited from Varr.).
I. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 48: aeditui custodesque mature sentiunt, etc., * Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44; Suet. Dom. 1 al. It belonged also to the office of the aeditui to conduct strangers through the temple, and point out its curiosities, hence Horace says: quales aedituos habeat virtus, what panegyrists, Ep. 2, 1, 230.—
II. In gen., priests, ministers (eccl.): erunt in sanctuario meo aeditui, Vulg. Ezech. 44, 1; ib. Ose. 10, 5.

Origins

From aedis + tueor.

Quick answers

What does aedituus mean in Latin?
aedituus, a noun, means “sacristan (originally the keeper of a temple); priest, minister”.
What is the genitive of aedituus?
The genitive singular is aedituī. aedituus is masculine, second declension.