redivivus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin redivīvus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɛdɪˈviːvəs/

Adjective

redivivus (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly figuratively, postpositive) Living again; brought back to life.
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 43:
      A tall, athletic, tanned man, his smooth black hair slick with oil, long sideburns, neatly trimmed moustache, Clark Gable redivivus.

Synonyms


Latin

Etymology

From red(i)- + vīvus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /re.diˈwiː.wus/, [rɛ.dɪˈwiː.wʊs]

Adjective

redivīvus (feminine redivīva, neuter redivīvum); first/second declension

  1. restored to life
  2. renewed, renovated
  3. secondhand

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative redivīvus redivīva redivīvum redivīvī redivīvae redivīva
Genitive redivīvī redivīvae redivīvī redivīvōrum redivīvārum redivīvōrum
Dative redivīvō redivīvae redivīvō redivīvīs redivīvīs redivīvīs
Accusative redivīvum redivīvam redivīvum redivīvōs redivīvās redivīva
Ablative redivīvō redivīvā redivīvō redivīvīs redivīvīs redivīvīs
Vocative redivīve redivīva redivīvum redivīvī redivīvae redivīva

References

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