apertivus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

aperiō (“I open”, perfect passive participial stem: apert-) +‎ -īvus

Pronunciation

Adjective

apertīvus (feminine apertīva, neuter apertīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin, medicine) that cause or causes to open, opening
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Caelius Aurelianus to this entry?)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative apertīvus apertīva apertīvum apertīvī apertīvae apertīva
genitive apertīvī apertīvae apertīvī apertīvōrum apertīvārum apertīvōrum
dative apertīvō apertīvae apertīvō apertīvīs
accusative apertīvum apertīvam apertīvum apertīvōs apertīvās apertīva
ablative apertīvō apertīvā apertīvō apertīvīs
vocative apertīve apertīva apertīvum apertīvī apertīvae apertīva

Descendants

References

  • ăpertīvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 140/1.
  • apertiuus in Ramminger, Johann (29 July 2025 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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