LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

adiectīvus

adiectīvus (feminine adiectīva, neuter adiectīvum)
Classical[ad.jɛkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ad.jekˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveadded, additional
  2. adjectivaladjectiveadjectival

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadiectīvusadiectīvaadiectīvum
genitiveadiectīvīadiectīvaeadiectīvī
dativeadiectīvōadiectīvaeadiectīvō
accusativeadiectīvumadiectīvamadiectīvum
ablativeadiectīvōadiectīvāadiectīvō
vocativeadiectīveadiectīvaadiectīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadiectīvīadiectīvaeadiectīva
genitiveadiectīvōrumadiectīvārumadiectīvōrum
dativeadiectīvīsadiectīvīsadiectīvīs
accusativeadiectīvōsadiectīvāsadiectīva
ablativeadiectīvīsadiectīvīsadiectīvīs
vocativeadiectīvīadiectīvaeadiectīva

adjectīvus, a, um, adj. id., in gram.,
I. that is added to the noun substantive, adjective: et significat vel laudem vel vituperationem, vel medium vel accidens, ut justus, impius, magnus, albus, Prisc. p. 578 P.; cf. Macr. S. 1, 4.

Origins

From adiciō (“to attach”) + -īvus; a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικός (epithetikós).

In English words that came into English from adiectīvus

  • adjectiveadiectīvus

Quick answers

What does adiectīvus mean in Latin?
adiectīvus, a adjective, means “added, additional; adjectival”.
How do you pronounce adiectīvus?
In classical Latin, [ad.jɛkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ad.jekˈtiː.vus].