dulcor

Latin

Etymology

From dulcis (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdul.kor/, [ˈdʊɫ.kɔr]

Noun

dulcor m (genitive dulcōris); third declension

(Late Latin) sweetness

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dulcor	dulcōrēs
Genitive	dulcōris	dulcōrum
Dative	dulcōrī	dulcōribus
Accusative	dulcōrem	dulcōrēs
Ablative	dulcōre	dulcōribus
Vocative	dulcor	dulcōrēs

Synonyms

(sweetness): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcitūdō, mel, mellinia, suāvitās

Antonyms

(sweetness): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, amāror, austēritās

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: dolçor
English: dulcour
Franco-Provençal: doçôr
French: douceur

Friulian: dolçôr
Old Occitan: dolsor
Romanian: dulcoare

References

dulcor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dulcor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
dulcor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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