esculentior

Latin

Etymology

esculentus (“good to eat, delicious”) +‎ -ior (suffix forming comparative degrees of adjectives)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /es.kuˈlen.ti.or/, [ɛs̠kʊˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /es.kuˈlen.t͡si.or/, [eskuˈlɛnt̪͡s̪ior]

Adjective

esculentior (comparative, neuter esculentius); third declension

1. comparative degree of esculentus

   a vīnō et esculentiōribus cibīs abstinēre

   to abstain from wine and delicacies

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	esculentior	esculentius		esculentiōrēs	esculentiōra
genitive	esculentiōris			esculentiōrum
dative	esculentiōrī			esculentiōribus
accusative	esculentiōrem	esculentius		esculentiōrēs esculentiōrīs	esculentiōra
ablative	esculentiōre esculentiōrī			esculentiōribus
vocative	esculentior	esculentius		esculentiōrēs	esculentiōra