perdives
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈdiː.wɛs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈd̪iː.ves]
Adjective
perdīves (genitive perdīvitis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
- very rich, wealthy
- (of land) very productive, fertile
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | perdīves | perdīvitēs | — | ||
| genitive | perdīvitis | perdīvitum | |||
| dative | perdīvitī | perdīvitibus | |||
| accusative | perdīvitem | perdīves | perdīvitēs | — | |
| ablative | perdīvite | perdīvitibus | |||
| vocative | perdīves | perdīvitēs | — | ||
References
- “perdives”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perdives”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perdives in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.