LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

appellātīvus

appellātīvus (feminine appellātīva, neuter appellātīvum)
Classical[ap.pɛl.laːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ap.pel.laˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveappellative, belonging to a species
    nōmen appellātīvumcommon noun

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeappellātīvusappellātīvaappellātīvum
genitiveappellātīvīappellātīvaeappellātīvī
dativeappellātīvōappellātīvaeappellātīvō
accusativeappellātīvumappellātīvamappellātīvum
ablativeappellātīvōappellātīvāappellātīvō
vocativeappellātīveappellātīvaappellātīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeappellātīvīappellātīvaeappellātīva
genitiveappellātīvōrumappellātīvārumappellātīvōrum
dativeappellātīvīsappellātīvīsappellātīvīs
accusativeappellātīvōsappellātīvāsappellātīva
ablativeappellātīvīsappellātīvīsappellātīvīs
vocativeappellātīvīappellātīvaeappellātīva

appellātīvus, a, um, adj. id.; in gram.,
I. appellative, belonging to a species: nomen (opp. nomen proprium), Charis. p. 126 P.; Prisc. p. 579 P. al.

Origins

From appellō (“to address as”) + īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishappellative
  • Frenchappellatif
  • Italianappellativo
  • Portugueseapelativo
  • Romanianapelativ
  • Spanishapelativo

In English words that came into English from appellātīvus

  • appellativeappellātīvus

Quick answers

What does appellātīvus mean in Latin?
appellātīvus, a adjective, means “appellative, belonging to a species”.
How do you pronounce appellātīvus?
In classical Latin, [ap.pɛl.laːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.pel.laˈtiː.vus].