LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

incentīvus

incentīvus (feminine incentīva, neuter incentīvum)
Classical[ɪŋ.kɛnˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲ.t͡ʃenˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat strikes up, sets the tune
  2. adjectivetibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment)
  3. adjectivesuperior ("incentiva vita pastorum", opp. "succentiva vita agricolarum")
  4. adjectivethat provokes or incites

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincentīvusincentīvaincentīvum
genitiveincentīvīincentīvaeincentīvī
dativeincentīvōincentīvaeincentīvō
accusativeincentīvumincentīvamincentīvum
ablativeincentīvōincentīvāincentīvō
vocativeincentīveincentīvaincentīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincentīvīincentīvaeincentīva
genitiveincentīvōrumincentīvārumincentīvōrum
dativeincentīvīsincentīvīsincentīvīs
accusativeincentīvōsincentīvāsincentīva
ablativeincentīvīsincentīvīsincentīvīs
vocativeincentīvīincentīvaeincentīva

incentīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. that strikes up, sets the tune (ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit.: tibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 15.—
B. Transf., superior: vita pastorum (opp. succentiva vita agricolarum), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16.—
II. Trop., that provokes or incites: lues, Prud. Hamart. 250. —Hence,
B. Subst.: incentīvum, i, n., an incentive: peccaminis, Prud. Apoth. 929: vitiorum, Hier. Ep. 52, 3.— Adv.: incen-tīvē, Ven. Fort. Vit. Leob. 10.

Origins

From incinō + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Catalanincentiu
  • Italianincentivo
  • Portugueseincentivo
  • Englishincentive

Quick answers

What does incentīvus mean in Latin?
incentīvus, a adjective, means “that strikes up, sets the tune; tibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment); superior ("incentiva vita pastorum", opp. "succentiva vita agricolarum")”.
How do you pronounce incentīvus?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋ.kɛnˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲ.t͡ʃenˈtiː.vus].