LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

recursīvus

recursīvus (feminine recursīva, neuter recursīvum)
Classical[rɛ.kʊrˈsiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[re.kurˈsiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiverecursive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecursīvusrecursīvarecursīvum
genitiverecursīvīrecursīvaerecursīvī
dativerecursīvōrecursīvaerecursīvō
accusativerecursīvumrecursīvamrecursīvum
ablativerecursīvōrecursīvārecursīvō
vocativerecursīverecursīvarecursīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecursīvīrecursīvaerecursīva
genitiverecursīvōrumrecursīvārumrecursīvōrum
dativerecursīvīsrecursīvīsrecursīvīs
accusativerecursīvōsrecursīvāsrecursīva
ablativerecursīvīsrecursīvīsrecursīvīs
vocativerecursīvīrecursīvaerecursīva

Origins

From recurrō + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishrecursive
  • Frenchrécursif
  • Germanrekursiv
  • Italianrecursivo
  • Portugueserecursivo
  • Spanishrecursivo

In English words that came into English from recursīvus

  • recursiverecursīvus

Quick answers

What does recursīvus mean in Latin?
recursīvus, a adjective, means “recursive”.
How do you pronounce recursīvus?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.kʊrˈsiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.kurˈsiː.vus].