aedific

Aedific is a Latin morphological stem that is most commonly found as part of the verb aedificare, which means to build. It is not generally attested as an independent lexeme in classical Latin; rather, it functions as the stem from which the first-conjugation verb is conjugated. The related noun aedificium (building) and the abstract noun aedificatio (construction) share the same root.

Aedificare is a first-conjugation verb. The principal parts are aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatum. From the stem aedific- you form the present active indicative aedifico, aedificas, aedificat; the imperfect is aedificabam, aedificabas, aedificabat; the perfect is aedificavi, aedificavisti, aedificavit; the future includes forms such as aedificabo, aedificabis, aedificabit. The present subjunctive is formed as aedificem, aedifices, aedificet, etc. Other derivatives include the gerund aedificandi and the participles aedificans (present participle) and aedificatus (perfect passive participle).

In use, aedific is primarily of interest to students of Latin morphology and etymology; it does not function as a standalone word in ordinary texts but underlies common terms related to construction and edification.

See also: aedificium, aedificatio, edification, edifice. References: standard Latin grammars and dictionaries.