aedis

See also: Aedis

Latin

Alternative forms

• aedēs
• ēdis, edēs (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aiðes, genitive of *aits, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-s, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite; fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.dis/, [ˈäe̯d̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.dis/, [ˈɛːd̪is]

Noun

aedis f (genitive aedis); third declension

1. temple, shrine
2. tomb
3. room
4. (in the singular) dwelling (of gods)
5. (in the plural) house, abode (for people)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aedis	aedēs
Genitive	aedis	aedium
Dative	aedī	aedibus
Accusative	aedem	aedēs aedīs
Ablative	aede	aedibus
Vocative	aedis	aedēs

Derived terms

• aedicula
• aedificō
• aedificium
• aedīlis
• aedituus
• cavaedium

References

• “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “aedis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aedis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.