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noun · masculinesecond declension

Grādīvus

Grādīvus m sg (genitive Grādīvī)

Meaning

  1. An epithet of Mars

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGrādīvus—
genitiveGrādīvī—
dativeGrādīvō—
accusativeGrādīvum—
ablativeGrādīvō—
vocativeGrādīve—

Grādīvus (once Grădīvus, Ov. M. 6, 427), i, m. perh. from gradior, he who steps forth, marches out,
I. a surname of Mars: (Numa) Salios item duodecim Marti Gradivo legit, Liv. 1, 20, 4: rex Gradive, Verg. A. 10, 542: Nymphas venerabar agrestes Gradivumque patrem, id. ib. 3, 35: Homericus, Juv. 13, 113: jure venis, Gradive, Ov. F. 2, 861; Juv. 2, 128; so absol.: Gradivus, id. ib. 3, 677; 5, 556; id. M. 14, 820; 15, 863.

Origins

From gradior (“to walk, to step forward”) + -īvus. Literally, “he who walks, who steps forward”.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyGradivusGradivus. i. e. the striding or marching, a surname of Mars, who is hence called gradivus pater and rex gradivus. Mars Gradivus had a temple outside t…

Quick answers

What does Grādīvus mean in Latin?
Grādīvus, a noun, means “An epithet of Mars”.
What is the genitive of Grādīvus?
The genitive singular is Grādīvī. Grādīvus is masculine, second declension.