abortivum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Substantive from abortīvus (“of or pertaining to a miscarriage”), from aborior (“pass away; miscarry”), from ab (“from, away from”) + orior (“rise, get up; appear”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.borˈtiː.u̯um/, [äbɔrˈt̪iːu̯ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.borˈti.vum/, [äborˈt̪iːvum]
Noun edit
abortīvum n (genitive abortīvī); second declension
- abortion, miscarriage
- that which procures or induces an abortion
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abortīvum | abortīva |
| Genitive | abortīvī | abortīvōrum |
| Dative | abortīvō | abortīvīs |
| Accusative | abortīvum | abortīva |
| Ablative | abortīvō | abortīvīs |
| Vocative | abortīvum | abortīva |