noun · neutersecond declension
ēditum
ēditum n (genitive ēditī)
Classical[ˈeː.dɪ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.di.tum]
ēdita pl. nom.; pl. acc.; pl. voc.
Meaning
- a height, an elevated place, an elevation
- a command, an order
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēditum | ēdita |
| genitive | ēditī | ēditōrum |
| dative | ēditō | ēditīs |
| accusative | ēditum | ēdita |
| ablative | ēditō | ēditīs |
| vocative | ēditum | ēdita |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- loca edita, superiora
- heights, high ground.
ēdĭtum, i, n., v. 2. edo
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(ēditum ī), n
editus.—Only plur. — Heights, elevations : montium, Ta., Cu.— Commands, orders : Thaumantidos, O.
Origins
From the adjective ēditus (“set forth”, “heightened”: of places “elevated”, “high”, “lofty”; figuratively “superior”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms; as a noun, a substantivisation of the neuter forms.