edendus

Edendus is a Latin term used in grammar to denote a form of the gerundive derived from the verb edo, meaning "to eat." It translates most commonly as "to be eaten" and is used to indicate obligation or necessity.

Grammatical form and usage: The gerundive is a verbal adjective; edendus is the masculine nominative singular form; the corresponding feminine and neuter singular forms are edenda and edendum. The standard construction uses a form of esse to express obligation: Panem edendum est = The bread is to be eaten.

Historical and modern usage: Edendus appears in Classical Latin grammar and in later Latin texts as an example of the gerundive. In modern linguistic pedagogy, it is cited as an exemplar of the -ndus gerundive suffix. It is not a standalone verb or widely used noun; rather it is a grammatical form encountered in Latin instruction and scholarly discussion of morphology.