-ivus

See also: Ivuš

Latin

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Cognate with Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos) (whence also some Latin forms in -ēus).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.wus/, [ˈiː.wʊs]

Suffix

-īvus m (feminine -īva, neuter -īvum); first/second declension

  1. Adjective suffix.
    Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing”
    agō → āctus → āctīvus
    stō → status → statīvus
    Less frequently added to noun stems
    fēstum → fēstīvus
    fūrtum → fūrtīvus

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -īvus -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva
Genitive -īvī -īvae -īvī -īvōrum -īvārum -īvōrum
Dative -īvō -īvae -īvō -īvīs -īvīs -īvīs
Accusative -īvum -īvam -īvum -īvōs -īvās -īva
Ablative -īvō -īvā -īvō -īvīs -īvīs -īvīs
Vocative -īve -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva

Derived terms
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Descendants
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