adiectivus

Latin

Alternative forms

• adjectīvus

Etymology

From adiciō (“to attach”) +‎ -īvus; a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικός (epithetikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ad.i̯ekˈtiː.u̯us/, [äd̪i̯ɛkˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ad.jekˈti.vus/, [äd̪jekˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

adiectīvus (feminine adiectīva, neuter adiectīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. added, additional
2. adjectival

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	adiectīvus	adiectīva	adiectīvum		adiectīvī	adiectīvae	adiectīva
Genitive	adiectīvī	adiectīvae	adiectīvī		adiectīvōrum	adiectīvārum	adiectīvōrum
Dative	adiectīvō		adiectīvō		adiectīvīs
Accusative	adiectīvum	adiectīvam	adiectīvum		adiectīvōs	adiectīvās	adiectīva
Ablative	adiectīvō	adiectīvā	adiectīvō		adiectīvīs
Vocative	adiectīve	adiectīva	adiectīvum		adiectīvī	adiectīvae	adiectīva

Derived terms

• adiectīvum (“adjective”, noun)

Related terms

• adiectīvālis

References

• “adiectivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• adiectivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.