aedes (aedis), is?

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aedes (aedis), is?

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SALVETE OMNES!
I'm a bit confused over this entry:
aedēs (aedis), is, f., temple
1) Why is aedis within parenthesis? Is it the genitive declension?
2) Am I declining this correctly?
aedēs
aedis
aedī
aedem
aede

aedēs
aedum
aedibus
aedēs
aedibus
I hate Latin dictionaries...

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Post by ingrid70 »

aedis is an alternative nominative form. So you can have: aedes, aedis etc. or aedis, aedis etc.

Hope this helps.

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Post by benissimus »

Aedes, aedis is the more common form with aedis, aedis being a variant. In the plural it usually means "house". You declined it correctly, but the genitive plural would more properly be aedium because the nominative and genitive are parasyllabic.
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