LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gerundīvus

gerundīvus (feminine gerundīva, neuter gerundīvum)
Classical[ɡɛ.rʊnˈdiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.runˈdiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivegerundial, gerundive
    Infinitivus derivativus, qui & gerundivus, ſupinalis, ac participialis a nobis dicitur in Grammatica Anglo-Saxonica1705, George Hickesio, Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archaeologicus, Theatro Sheldoniano, page 70:
    apud ſeptentrionales Anglos & Scotos gerundivam vim etiam habet1705, George Hickesio, Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archaeologicus, Theatro Sheldoniano, page 70:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegerundīvusgerundīvagerundīvum
genitivegerundīvīgerundīvaegerundīvī
dativegerundīvōgerundīvaegerundīvō
accusativegerundīvumgerundīvamgerundīvum
ablativegerundīvōgerundīvāgerundīvō
vocativegerundīvegerundīvagerundīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegerundīvīgerundīvaegerundīva
genitivegerundīvōrumgerundīvārumgerundīvōrum
dativegerundīvīsgerundīvīsgerundīvīs
accusativegerundīvōsgerundīvāsgerundīva
ablativegerundīvīsgerundīvīsgerundīvīs
vocativegerundīvīgerundīvaegerundīva

Origins

By surface analysis, gerundium + -īvus. See also gerundīvum.

Descendants
  • Spanishgerundivo
  • Englishgerundive

In English words that came into English from gerundīvus

  • gerundivegerundīvus

Quick answers

What does gerundīvus mean in Latin?
gerundīvus, a adjective, means “gerundial, gerundive”.
How do you pronounce gerundīvus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.rʊnˈdiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.runˈdiː.vus].