adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
effectīvus
effectīvus (feminine effectīva, neuter effectīvum)
Classical[ɛf.fɛkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ef.fekˈtiː.vus]
Meaning
- adjectivecreative
- adjectiveproductive, effective
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | effectīvus | effectīva | effectīvum |
| genitive | effectīvī | effectīvae | effectīvī |
| dative | effectīvō | effectīvae | effectīvō |
| accusative | effectīvum | effectīvam | effectīvum |
| ablative | effectīvō | effectīvā | effectīvō |
| vocative | effectīve | effectīva | effectīvum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | effectīvī | effectīvae | effectīva |
| genitive | effectīvōrum | effectīvārum | effectīvōrum |
| dative | effectīvīs | effectīvīs | effectīvīs |
| accusative | effectīvōs | effectīvās | effectīva |
| ablative | effectīvīs | effectīvīs | effectīvīs |
| vocative | effectīvī | effectīvae | effectīva |
effectīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. effective, productive: causa, velut pater filii, Boëth. in Porphyr. 2, p. 58 al.—Esp. as, subst.: effectīva, ae, f. (sc. ars), practical art, productive art:
sed effectivae quoque aliquid simile scriptis orationibus consequetur, Quint. 2, 18, 5.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latineffectīvus
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvus From efficiō (“to produce”) + -īvus.
Descendants
- Catalanefectiu
- Germaneffektiv
- Englisheffective
- Frencheffectif
- Italianeffettivo
- Portugueseefetivo
- Romanianefectiv
- Spanishefectivo
- Dutcheffectief
- Galicianefectivo