LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ēdentulus

ēdentulus (feminine ēdentula, neuter ēdentulum)
Classical[ɛˈdɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈdɛn.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetoothless

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēdentulusēdentulaēdentulum
genitiveēdentulīēdentulaeēdentulī
dativeēdentulōēdentulaeēdentulō
accusativeēdentulumēdentulamēdentulum
ablativeēdentulōēdentulāēdentulō
vocativeēdentuleēdentulaēdentulum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēdentulīēdentulaeēdentula
genitiveēdentulōrumēdentulārumēdentulōrum
dativeēdentulīsēdentulīsēdentulīs
accusativeēdentulōsēdentulāsēdentula
ablativeēdentulīsēdentulīsēdentulīs
vocativeēdentulīēdentulaeēdentula

ē-dentŭlus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. toothless.
I. Prop. (ante- and post-class.): vetulae, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118; cf. id. Cas. 3, 2, 20; id. Men. 5, 2, 111; Prud. στεφ. 10, 305: bestia muraena, Tert. Pall. 5.—*
II. Transf., of wine ripened by age, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 87.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinēdentulus

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dens Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin ēdentulus From ex- (“without”) + dens (“tooth”) + -ulus.

Descendants
  • Englishedentulous

In English words that came into English from ēdentulus

  • edentulismēdentulus

Quick answers

What does ēdentulus mean in Latin?
ēdentulus, a adjective, means “toothless”.
How do you pronounce ēdentulus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈdɛn.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈdɛn.tu.lus].
Where does ēdentulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēdentulus.