-ivus

See also: Ivuš

Latin

Etymology

    From the Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Cognate with Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos) (whence also some Latin forms in -ēus).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -īvus (feminine -īva, neuter -īvum); first/second-declension suffix

    1. Adjective suffix.
      Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing”
      agōāctusāctīvus
      stōstatusstatīvus
      Less frequently, added to the root or present stem of a verb
      cadōcadīvus
      noceōnocīvus
      Less frequently added to a noun stem
      fēstumfēstīvus
      fūrtumfūrtīvus

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative -īvus -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva
    genitive -īvī -īvae -īvī -īvōrum -īvārum -īvōrum
    dative -īvō -īvae -īvō -īvīs
    accusative -īvum -īvam -īvum -īvōs -īvās -īva
    ablative -īvō -īvā -īvō -īvīs
    vocative -īve -īva -īvum -īvī -īvae -īva

    Derived terms

    Latin terms suffixed with -ivus

    Descendants

    • Catalan: -iu
    • Italian: -ivo, -io
    • Old French: -if
    • Portuguese: -io, -ivo
    • Romanian: -iv, -iu
    • Sicilian: -ivu, -ìu
    • Spanish: -ivo