noun · neutersecond declension
aestīva
aestīva n pl (genitive aestīvōrum)
Classical[ae̯sˈtiː.wa]Ecclesiastical[esˈtiː.va]
Meaning
- time spent in a summer camp, a campaign
- season for military operations
- summer pastures for cattle
- flocks inhabiting these pastures
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | aestīva |
| genitive | — | aestīvōrum |
| dative | — | aestīvīs |
| accusative | — | aestīva |
| ablative | — | aestīvīs |
| vocative | — | aestīva |
aestīva, ōrum, v. aestivus, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aestīva ōrum, n
aestivus; sc. castra, a summer camp, summer resort: praetoris, a pleasure camp.—Meton., time spent in a summer camp, a campaign: aestivorum tempus, season for military operations, S. — (Sc. loca), summer pastures for cattle. — Poet.: morbi corripiunt tota aestiva, whole pastures, i. e. flocks, V.
Origins
See aestīvus.