Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

aperiō (I open, perfect passive participial stem: apert-) +‎ -īvus

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

apertīvus (feminine apertīva, neuter apertīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin, medicine) that cause or causes to open, opening
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Caelius Aurelianus to this entry?)

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative apertīvus apertīva apertīvum apertīvī apertīvae apertīva
Genitive apertīvī apertīvae apertīvī apertīvōrum apertīvārum apertīvōrum
Dative apertīvō apertīvō apertīvīs
Accusative apertīvum apertīvam apertīvum apertīvōs apertīvās apertīva
Ablative apertīvō apertīvā apertīvō apertīvīs
Vocative apertīve apertīva apertīvum apertīvī apertīvae apertīva

Descendants edit

References edit

  • ăpertīvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 140/1.
  • apertiuus in Ramminger, Johann (2024 May 5 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016