respectivus

Latin

Etymology

From respiciō (“I regard, consider”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /res.pekˈtiː.u̯us/, [rɛs̠pɛkˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /res.pekˈti.vus/, [respekˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

respectīvus (feminine respectīva, neuter respectīvum, adverb respectīvē); first/second-declension adjective (Medieval Latin)

1. (philosophy) relative
2. (grammar) that has a grammatical connexion to another word
3. particular, respective

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	respectīvus	respectīva	respectīvum		respectīvī	respectīvae	respectīva
Genitive	respectīvī	respectīvae	respectīvī		respectīvōrum	respectīvārum	respectīvōrum
Dative	respectīvō		respectīvō		respectīvīs
Accusative	respectīvum	respectīvam	respectīvum		respectīvōs	respectīvās	respectīva
Ablative	respectīvō	respectīvā	respectīvō		respectīvīs
Vocative	respectīve	respectīva	respectīvum		respectīvī	respectīvae	respectīva

Descendants

• → English: respective
• → French: respectif
• → German: respektiv
• → Italian: rispettivo
• → Spanish: respectivo

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “respectivus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC