LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōvocātīvus

prōvocātīvus (feminine prōvocātīva, neuter prōvocātīvum)
Classical[proː.wɔ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[pro.vo.kaˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveelicited (called forth)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvocātīvusprōvocātīvaprōvocātīvum
genitiveprōvocātīvīprōvocātīvaeprōvocātīvī
dativeprōvocātīvōprōvocātīvaeprōvocātīvō
accusativeprōvocātīvumprōvocātīvamprōvocātīvum
ablativeprōvocātīvōprōvocātīvāprōvocātīvō
vocativeprōvocātīveprōvocātīvaprōvocātīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōvocātīvīprōvocātīvaeprōvocātīva
genitiveprōvocātīvōrumprōvocātīvārumprōvocātīvōrum
dativeprōvocātīvīsprōvocātīvīsprōvocātīvīs
accusativeprōvocātīvōsprōvocātīvāsprōvocātīva
ablativeprōvocātīvīsprōvocātīvīsprōvocātīvīs
vocativeprōvocātīvīprōvocātīvaeprōvocātīva

prōvŏcātīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. called forth, elicited (post-class.).
I. Pass.: crementa animae, Tert. Anim. 37 ext.—
II. Act., calling forth, eliciting: unguenta, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 4, 40.

Origins

From prōvocō (“to call forth; provoke”) + īvus.

Descendants
  • Catalanprovocatiu
  • Englishprovocative
  • Portugueseprovocativo
  • Spanishprovocativo
  • Middle Frenchprovocatif

In English words that came into English from prōvocātīvus

  • provocativeprōvocātīvus

Quick answers

What does prōvocātīvus mean in Latin?
prōvocātīvus, a adjective, means “elicited (called forth)”.
How do you pronounce prōvocātīvus?
In classical Latin, [proː.wɔ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pro.vo.kaˈtiː.vus].