Meaning of -ivus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Adjective suffix.
   declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
2. Equivalent to '-ive': An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive...

Equivalents

Examples

“Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing” agō → āctus → āctīvus stō → status → statīvus”

“Less frequently, added to the root or present stem of a verb cadō → cadīvus noceō → nocīvus”

“Less frequently added to a noun stem fēstum → fēstīvus fūrtum → fūrtīvus”

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