LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

salvificus

salvificus (feminine salvifica, neuter salvificum)
Classical[saɫˈwɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[salˈviː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesaving

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesalvificussalvificasalvificum
genitivesalvificīsalvificaesalvificī
dativesalvificōsalvificaesalvificō
accusativesalvificumsalvificamsalvificum
ablativesalvificōsalvificāsalvificō
vocativesalvificesalvificasalvificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesalvificīsalvificaesalvifica
genitivesalvificōrumsalvificārumsalvificōrum
dativesalvificīssalvificīssalvificīs
accusativesalvificōssalvificāssalvifica
ablativesalvificīssalvificīssalvificīs
vocativesalvificīsalvificaesalvifica

salvĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. saving: corpus Christi, Alcim. Avit. ad Sor. 180.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salv(us) Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin salvificus From salv(us) (“safe, well”) + -i- + -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Descendants
  • Catalansalvífic
  • Englishsalvific
  • Italiansalvifico
  • Portuguesesalvífico
  • Spanishsalvífico
  • Galiciansalvífico

In English words that came into English from salvificus

  • salvificsalvificus

Quick answers

What does salvificus mean in Latin?
salvificus, a adjective, means “saving”.
How do you pronounce salvificus?
In classical Latin, [saɫˈwɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [salˈviː.fi.kus].