internecivus

Latin

Etymology

From inter- +‎ necō (“to kill, murder”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.ter.neˈkiː.u̯us/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrnɛˈkiːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.neˈt͡ʃi.vus/, [in̪t̪erneˈt͡ʃiːvus]

Adjective

internecīvus (feminine internecīva, neuter internecīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. murderous
2. internecine
3. quarrels: deadly
4. disease: devastating
5. war: fought to the death

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	internecīvus	internecīva	internecīvum		internecīvī	internecīvae	internecīva
Genitive	internecīvī	internecīvae	internecīvī		internecīvōrum	internecīvārum	internecīvōrum
Dative	internecīvō		internecīvō		internecīvīs
Accusative	internecīvum	internecīvam	internecīvum		internecīvōs	internecīvās	internecīva
Ablative	internecīvō	internecīvā	internecīvō		internecīvīs
Vocative	internecīve	internecīva	internecīvum		internecīvī	internecīvae	internecīva

Related terms

• interneciō
• interneco

References

• “internecivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers