LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōductīvus

prōductīvus (feminine prōductīva, neuter prōductīvum)
Classical[proː.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[pro.dukˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefit for prolongation or lengthening
    c. 550 CE, Cassiodorus, Historia ecclesiastica 1.14
  2. Late Latinadjectiveproductive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōductīvusprōductīvaprōductīvum
genitiveprōductīvīprōductīvaeprōductīvī
dativeprōductīvōprōductīvaeprōductīvō
accusativeprōductīvumprōductīvamprōductīvum
ablativeprōductīvōprōductīvāprōductīvō
vocativeprōductīveprōductīvaprōductīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōductīvīprōductīvaeprōductīva
genitiveprōductīvōrumprōductīvārumprōductīvōrum
dativeprōductīvīsprōductīvīsprōductīvīs
accusativeprōductīvōsprōductīvāsprōductīva
ablativeprōductīvīsprōductīvīsprōductīvīs
vocativeprōductīvīprōductīvaeprōductīva

prōductīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. fit for prolongation: nomina, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 14.

Origins

prōdūcō (“to lead forth”, “to prolong”, perfect passive participial stem: prōduct-) + -īvus

Descendants
  • Catalanproductiu
  • Englishproductive
  • Frenchproductif
  • Italianproduttivo
  • Germanproduktiv
  • Portugueseprodutivo
  • Romanianproductiv
  • Spanishproductivo
  • Friulianprodutîf
  • Galicianprodutivo

In English words that came into English from prōductīvus

  • productiveprōductīvus

Quick answers

What does prōductīvus mean in Latin?
prōductīvus, a adjective, means “fit for prolongation or lengthening; productive”.
How do you pronounce prōductīvus?
In classical Latin, [proː.dʊkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.dukˈtiː.vus].