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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

abdicātīvus

abdicātīvus (feminine abdicātīva, neuter abdicātīvum)
Classical[ab.dɪ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ab.di.kaˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenegativenegative

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabdicātīvusabdicātīvaabdicātīvum
genitiveabdicātīvīabdicātīvaeabdicātīvī
dativeabdicātīvōabdicātīvaeabdicātīvō
accusativeabdicātīvumabdicātīvamabdicātīvum
ablativeabdicātīvōabdicātīvāabdicātīvō
vocativeabdicātīveabdicātīvaabdicātīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabdicātīvīabdicātīvaeabdicātīva
genitiveabdicātīvōrumabdicātīvārumabdicātīvōrum
dativeabdicātīvīsabdicātīvīsabdicātīvīs
accusativeabdicātīvōsabdicātīvāsabdicātīva
ablativeabdicātīvīsabdicātīvīsabdicātīvīs
vocativeabdicātīvīabdicātīvaeabdicātīva

abdĭcătīvus, a, um, adj. abdĭco. In later philos. lang.=negativus,
I. negative (opp. to dedicativus, affirmative), Pseudo ysp. Dogm. Plat. p. 30 Elm. (266 Ord.); Mart. Cap. 4, p. 121.—Adv.: abdĭcātīvē, negatively: concludere, Mart. Cap. 4, p. 128.

Origins

From abdicō (“to deny”) + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Catalanabdicatiu
  • Frenchabdicatif
  • Portugueseabdicativo
  • Spanishabdicativo

In English words that came into English from abdicātīvus

  • abdicativeabdicātīvus

Quick answers

What does abdicātīvus mean in Latin?
abdicātīvus, a adjective, means “negative”.
How do you pronounce abdicātīvus?
In classical Latin, [ab.dɪ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.di.kaˈtiː.vus].