-iva
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Ido -iva, ultimately from Latin -īvus.
Suffix edit
-iva
- (nonstandard, neologism) capable of, that can (do)
Usage notes edit
Originally intended to be the active counterpart to the passive -ebla, -iva remains uncommon in modern use, and the words containing the suffix are often considered standalone roots.
Synonyms edit
- -iga (agentive suffix)
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English -ive, French -if, German -iv, Italian -ivo, Russian -и́вный (-ívnyj), Spanish -ivo.
Suffix edit
-iva
- capable of doing, can, able to
- instruktar (“to instruct”) + -iva → instruktiva (“instructive”)
- responsar (“to be responsible”) + -iva → responsiva (“responsible”)
- sugestar (“to suggest”) + -iva → sugestiva (“suggestive”)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 743
Italian edit
Suffix edit
-iva (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the third-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Suffix edit
-īva
- inflection of -īvus:
Portuguese edit
Suffix edit
-iva f