LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

regressīvus

regressīvus (feminine regressīva, neuter regressīvum)
Classical[rɛ.ɡrɛsˈsiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[re.ɡresˈsiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveregressive, going backwards

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeregressīvusregressīvaregressīvum
genitiveregressīvīregressīvaeregressīvī
dativeregressīvōregressīvaeregressīvō
accusativeregressīvumregressīvamregressīvum
ablativeregressīvōregressīvāregressīvō
vocativeregressīveregressīvaregressīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeregressīvīregressīvaeregressīva
genitiveregressīvōrumregressīvārumregressīvōrum
dativeregressīvīsregressīvīsregressīvīs
accusativeregressīvōsregressīvāsregressīva
ablativeregressīvīsregressīvīsregressīvīs
vocativeregressīvīregressīvaeregressīva

Origins

From regredior + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishregressive
  • Frenchrégressif
  • Germanregressiv
  • Italianregressivo

In English words that came into English from regressīvus

  • regressiveregressīvus

Quick answers

What does regressīvus mean in Latin?
regressīvus, a adjective, means “regressive, going backwards”.
How do you pronounce regressīvus?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.ɡrɛsˈsiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.ɡresˈsiː.vus].