hedus

See also: Heduš

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.dus/, [ˈhɛd̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.dus/, [ˈɛːd̪us]

Noun

hedus m (genitive hedī); second declension

kid (young goat)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hedus	hedī
genitive	hedī	hedōrum
dative	hedō	hedīs
accusative	hedum	hedōs
ablative	hedō	hedīs
vocative	hede	hedī

References

hedus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Adjective

hedus

Alternative form of hidous (“terrifying”)