LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

attractīvus

attractīvus (feminine attractīva, neuter attractīvum)
Classical[at.trakˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[at.trakˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinteresting
  2. adjectiveattractive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeattractīvusattractīvaattractīvum
genitiveattractīvīattractīvaeattractīvī
dativeattractīvōattractīvaeattractīvō
accusativeattractīvumattractīvamattractīvum
ablativeattractīvōattractīvāattractīvō
vocativeattractīveattractīvaattractīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeattractīvīattractīvaeattractīva
genitiveattractīvōrumattractīvārumattractīvōrum
dativeattractīvīsattractīvīsattractīvīs
accusativeattractīvōsattractīvāsattractīva
ablativeattractīvīsattractīvīsattractīvīs
vocativeattractīvīattractīvaeattractīva

Origins

From attrahō (“to attract, draw close”) + -īvus. Compare typologically Russian притяга́тельный (pritjagátelʹnyj) (akin to тяга́ть (tjagátʹ)), привлека́тельный (privlekátelʹnyj) (< привлека́ть (privlekátʹ), akin to влечь (vlečʹ)).

Descendants
  • Catalanatractiu
  • Frenchattractif
  • Germanattraktiv
  • Italianattrattivo
  • Occitanatractiu
  • Portugueseatrativo
  • Romanianatractiv
  • Spanishatractivo
  • Galicianatractivo
  • Hebrewאטרקטיבי

In English words that came into English from attractīvus

  • attractiveattractīvus

Quick answers

What does attractīvus mean in Latin?
attractīvus, a adjective, means “interesting; attractive”.
How do you pronounce attractīvus?
In classical Latin, [at.trakˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [at.trakˈtiː.vus].