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aedificatis

Aedificatis is the second person plural present active indicative form of the Latin verb aedificare, meaning to build. It translates as you all build or you are building. As a form of the first conjugation, it is built from the present stem aedific- with the 2nd person plural ending -atis, yielding the full form aedificatis.

In ordinary prose it is used when addressing multiple people performing the act of constructing something.

Etymology and related terms: The verb derives from aedificare, from aedificium meaning building or structure. Cognate

It
governs
a
direct
object
in
the
accusative
(for
example,
aedificatis
domos
et
moenia,
you
build
houses
and
walls).
The
present
tense
can
express
a
current
action
or
a
general
habit,
depending
on
context.
English
words
include
edifice
and
edify,
both
via
Latin
aedificium
and
aedificare
through
Old
French
edificer/édifice.
Related
Latin
forms
include
aedifico
(I
build),
aedificatio
(building),
and
aedificator
(builder).
Aedificatis
thus
represents
a
specific
grammatical
form
within
a
broader
verb
family
connected
to
construction
and
building.