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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

incīsīvus

incīsīvus (feminine incīsīva, neuter incīsīvum)
Classical[ɪŋ.kiːˈsiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈs̬iː.vus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivecutting, penetrating; incisive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincīsīvusincīsīvaincīsīvum
genitiveincīsīvīincīsīvaeincīsīvī
dativeincīsīvōincīsīvaeincīsīvō
accusativeincīsīvumincīsīvamincīsīvum
ablativeincīsīvōincīsīvāincīsīvō
vocativeincīsīveincīsīvaincīsīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincīsīvīincīsīvaeincīsīva
genitiveincīsīvōrumincīsīvārumincīsīvōrum
dativeincīsīvīsincīsīvīsincīsīvīs
accusativeincīsīvōsincīsīvāsincīsīva
ablativeincīsīvīsincīsīvīsincīsīvīs
vocativeincīsīvīincīsīvaeincīsīva

Origins

From incīdō (“to cut in, cut through”) + -īvus (“-ive”, adjectival suffix). Attested from the 12th century.

Descendants
  • Catalanincisiu
  • Englishincisive
  • Frenchincisif
  • Italianincisivo
  • Portugueseincisivo
  • Spanishincisivo

In English words that came into English from incīsīvus

  • incisiveincīsīvus

Quick answers

What does incīsīvus mean in Latin?
incīsīvus, a adjective, means “cutting, penetrating; incisive”.
How do you pronounce incīsīvus?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋ.kiːˈsiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈs̬iː.vus].