vivus
Latin
Etymology
Related to vīvō (“live, be alive”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) (whence English quick, Russian живой (živoj)), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
vīvus m (feminine vīva, neuter vīvum); first/second declension
- alive, living
- (of inanimate things) having properties like a living thing, e.g. moving, fresh, uncut
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | vīvus | vīva | vīvum | vīvī | vīvae | vīva | |
| genitive | vīvī | vīvae | vīvī | vīvōrum | vīvārum | vīvōrum | |
| dative | vīvō | vīvae | vīvō | vīvīs | vīvīs | vīvīs | |
| accusative | vīvum | vīvam | vīvum | vīvōs | vīvās | vīva | |
| ablative | vīvō | vīvā | vīvō | vīvīs | vīvīs | vīvīs | |
| vocative | vīve | vīva | vīvum | vīvī | vīvae | vīva | |
Derived terms
- vīvārium
- vīvārius
- vīvātus