LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

respectīvus

respectīvus (feminine respectīva, neuter respectīvum, adverb respectīvē)
Classical[rɛs.pɛkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[res.pekˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectiverelative
  2. Medieval Latinadjectivethat has a grammatical connexion to another word
  3. Medieval Latinadjectiveparticular, respective

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerespectīvusrespectīvarespectīvum
genitiverespectīvīrespectīvaerespectīvī
dativerespectīvōrespectīvaerespectīvō
accusativerespectīvumrespectīvamrespectīvum
ablativerespectīvōrespectīvārespectīvō
vocativerespectīverespectīvarespectīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerespectīvīrespectīvaerespectīva
genitiverespectīvōrumrespectīvārumrespectīvōrum
dativerespectīvīsrespectīvīsrespectīvīs
accusativerespectīvōsrespectīvāsrespectīva
ablativerespectīvīsrespectīvīsrespectīvīs
vocativerespectīvīrespectīvaerespectīva

Origins

From respiciō (“to regard, consider”) + -īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishrespective
  • Frenchrespectif
  • Germanrespektiv
  • Italianrispettivo
  • Spanishrespectivo

In English words that came into English from respectīvus

  • respectiverespectīvus

Quick answers

What does respectīvus mean in Latin?
respectīvus, a adjective, means “relative; that has a grammatical connexion to another word; particular, respective”.
How do you pronounce respectīvus?
In classical Latin, [rɛs.pɛkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [res.pekˈtiː.vus].