LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

recidīvus

recidīvus (feminine recidīva, neuter recidīvum)
Classical[rɛ.kɪˈdiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[re.t͡ʃiˈdiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivereturning, recurring, falling back
  2. adjectivepoeticrestored, renewed, rebuilt
    “[...] Priamī tēcta alta manērent,“… Priam’s high halls would abide, and by my [own] hand I would set up a restored Troy for the conquered [people].” (Similarly, “recidiva Pergama” recurs at Aeneid 7.322 and 10.58.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.343–344

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecidīvusrecidīvarecidīvum
genitiverecidīvīrecidīvaerecidīvī
dativerecidīvōrecidīvaerecidīvō
accusativerecidīvumrecidīvamrecidīvum
ablativerecidīvōrecidīvārecidīvō
vocativerecidīverecidīvarecidīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecidīvīrecidīvaerecidīva
genitiverecidīvōrumrecidīvārumrecidīvōrum
dativerecidīvīsrecidīvīsrecidīvīs
accusativerecidīvōsrecidīvāsrecidīva
ablativerecidīvīsrecidīvīsrecidīvīs
vocativerecidīvīrecidīvaerecidīva

rĕcĭdīvus, a, um, adj. 1. recido,
I. falling back, i. e. trop., returning, recurring (rare, and not ante-Aug.; cf. redivivus): febris, Cels. 3, 4; Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 104: semina, Mel. 3, 6, 2: nummus, Juv. 6, 363: mala, Aus. Grat. Act. 33: vita, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 25 fin.—Poet.: Pergama, restored, rebuilt, Verg. A. 4, 344; 7, 322; 10, 58; imitated in gens Phrygum, i. e. the Romans, Sil. 1, 106; cf. bella, id. 10, 257 (al. rediviva).

Origins

From recidō (“to fall back”) + īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishrecidivous
  • Portugueserecidivo

In English words that came into English from recidīvus

  • recidivismrecidīvus
  • recidivistrecidīvus
  • recidivousrecidīvus
  • recidiverecidīvus
  • recidivaterecidīvātus

Quick answers

What does recidīvus mean in Latin?
recidīvus, a adjective, means “returning, recurring, falling back; restored, renewed, rebuilt”.
How do you pronounce recidīvus?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.kɪˈdiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.t͡ʃiˈdiː.vus].
Which English words come from recidīvus?
English words that go back to Latin recidīvus include recidivism, recidivist, recidivous, recidive and recidivate.