LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

abductīvus

abductīvus (feminine abductīva, neuter abductīvum)
Classical[ab.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ab.dukˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveseductive
  2. adjectiveabductive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabductīvusabductīvaabductīvum
genitiveabductīvīabductīvaeabductīvī
dativeabductīvōabductīvaeabductīvō
accusativeabductīvumabductīvamabductīvum
ablativeabductīvōabductīvāabductīvō
vocativeabductīveabductīvaabductīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeabductīvīabductīvaeabductīva
genitiveabductīvōrumabductīvārumabductīvōrum
dativeabductīvīsabductīvīsabductīvīs
accusativeabductīvōsabductīvāsabductīva
ablativeabductīvīsabductīvīsabductīvīs
vocativeabductīvīabductīvaeabductīva

Origins

From abdūcō (“lead away”) + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishabductive
  • Germanabduktiv
  • Spanishabductivo

Quick answers

What does abductīvus mean in Latin?
abductīvus, a adjective, means “seductive; abductive”.
How do you pronounce abductīvus?
In classical Latin, [ab.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.dukˈtiː.vus].