LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

inductīvus

inductīvus (feminine inductīva, neuter inductīvum)
Classical[ɪn.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[in.dukˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelating to an assumption

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinductīvusinductīvainductīvum
genitiveinductīvīinductīvaeinductīvī
dativeinductīvōinductīvaeinductīvō
accusativeinductīvuminductīvaminductīvum
ablativeinductīvōinductīvāinductīvō
vocativeinductīveinductīvainductīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinductīvīinductīvaeinductīva
genitiveinductīvōruminductīvāruminductīvōrum
dativeinductīvīsinductīvīsinductīvīs
accusativeinductīvōsinductīvāsinductīva
ablativeinductīvīsinductīvīsinductīvīs
vocativeinductīvīinductīvaeinductīva

inductīvus, a, um, adj. induco,
I. relating to an assumption, Prisc. 1144 P.— Hence, inductīvē, adv., by yielding: indulgere (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 5, 157.

Origins

From indūcō (“lead, bring in”) + -īvus.

In English words that came into English from inductīvus

  • inductiveinductīvus

Quick answers

What does inductīvus mean in Latin?
inductīvus, a adjective, means “relating to an assumption”.
How do you pronounce inductīvus?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.dukˈtiː.vus].