adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
invectīvus
invectīvus (feminine invectīva, neuter invectīvum)
Meaning
- adjectivereviling
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
acriter accūsānsinvectīvus -a -um — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 14
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | invectīvus | invectīva | invectīvum |
| genitive | invectīvī | invectīvae | invectīvī |
| dative | invectīvō | invectīvae | invectīvō |
| accusative | invectīvum | invectīvam | invectīvum |
| ablative | invectīvō | invectīvā | invectīvō |
| vocative | invectīve | invectīva | invectīvum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | invectīvī | invectīvae | invectīva |
| genitive | invectīvōrum | invectīvārum | invectīvōrum |
| dative | invectīvīs | invectīvīs | invectīvīs |
| accusative | invectīvōs | invectīvās | invectīva |
| ablative | invectīvīs | invectīvīs | invectīvīs |
| vocative | invectīvī | invectīvae | invectīva |
invectīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. scolding, abusive, reproachful, full of invectives (postclass.):
oratio acer, et invectiva, Amm. 21, 10, 7: volumen, id. 22, 14, 2.—Subst.: in-vectīva, ōrum, n., invectives, abuse: quaedam in principem, Amm. 28, 1, 20.Origins
From invectus + -īvus.
Descendants
- Frenchinvective
In English words that came into English from invectīvus
- invectiveinvectiva