GUSTANDUM, gustandum
Sounds Like: goos-TAN-doom
Translations: to be tasted, for tasting, that which must be tasted, for eating, to be eaten
From the root: GUSTO
Part of Speech: Gerundive, Verbal Adjective
Explanation: GUSTANDUM is the neuter singular form of the gerundive of the verb GUSTO, meaning 'to taste' or 'to eat'. The gerundive is a verbal adjective that expresses necessity or fitness. It indicates something that 'must be' or 'is to be' done. In this form, it often functions as a noun, meaning 'that which must be tasted' or 'for the purpose of tasting/eating'. It can be used with a form of 'esse' (to be) to form a passive periphrastic construction, indicating obligation.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Accusative or Nominative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
No other words from the same root, GUSTO, appear in our texts.
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