ballivus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French bailif (“bailiff”), from Vulgar Latin *baiulīvus (“castellan”), from Latin baiulus (“carrier; carrier-on, manager”). Cognate of Latin ballium.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /balˈliː.u̯us/, [bälˈlʲiːu̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /balˈli.vus/, [bälˈliːvus]
Noun edit
ballīvus m (genitive ballīvī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ballīvus | ballīvī |
Genitive | ballīvī | ballīvōrum |
Dative | ballīvō | ballīvīs |
Accusative | ballīvum | ballīvōs |
Ablative | ballīvō | ballīvīs |
Vocative | ballīve | ballīvī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ballivus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)