Latin

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Adjective

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dēfectīvus (feminine dēfectīva, neuter dēfectīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin) imperfect, defective
  2. (Late Latin, grammar) Of names, those that are missing from certain cases.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēfectivus dēfectiva dēfectivum dēfectivī dēfectivae dēfectiva
Genitive dēfectivī dēfectivae dēfectivī dēfectivōrum dēfectivārum dēfectivōrum
Dative dēfectivō dēfectivō dēfectivīs
Accusative dēfectivum dēfectivam dēfectivum dēfectivōs dēfectivās dēfectiva
Ablative dēfectivō dēfectivā dēfectivō dēfectivīs
Vocative dēfective dēfectiva dēfectivum dēfectivī dēfectivae dēfectiva
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References

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