LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

caeduus

caeduus (feminine caedua, neuter caeduum)
Classical[ˈkae̯.du.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.du.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat can be cut down, fellable
    locus silvōsus ac caeduusplace full of trees that can be felled

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaeduuscaeduacaeduum
genitivecaeduīcaeduaecaeduī
dativecaeduōcaeduaecaeduō
accusativecaeduumcaeduamcaeduum
ablativecaeduōcaeduācaeduō
vocativecaeduecaeduacaeduum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaeduīcaeduaecaedua
genitivecaeduōrumcaeduārumcaeduōrum
dativecaeduīscaeduīscaeduīs
accusativecaeduōscaeduāscaedua
ablativecaeduīscaeduīscaeduīs
vocativecaeduīcaeduaecaedua

caeduus, a, um,
I. adj [caedo], that can be cut without injury, fit for cutting; a t. t. of agriculture, Dig. 50, 16, 30: silva, Cato, R. R. 1 fin.; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 9; Col. 3, 3, 1; cf. natura, Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 89: fertilitas, id. 16, 37, 68, § 175; 17, 20, 32, § 141; 17, 20, 34, § 147.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaeduus

Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin caeduus From caedere, caedō (“to fell”) + -uus.

Quick answers

What does caeduus mean in Latin?
caeduus, a adjective, means “that can be cut down, fellable”.
How do you pronounce caeduus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkae̯.du.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.du.us].
Where does caeduus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti → Proto-Italic *kaidō → Latin caeduus.