LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

satīvus

satīvus (feminine satīva, neuter satīvum)
Classical[saˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[saˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesown, planted

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesatīvussatīvasatīvum
genitivesatīvīsatīvaesatīvī
dativesatīvōsatīvaesatīvō
accusativesatīvumsatīvamsatīvum
ablativesatīvōsatīvāsatīvō
vocativesatīvesatīvasatīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesatīvīsatīvaesatīva
genitivesatīvōrumsatīvārumsatīvōrum
dativesatīvīssatīvīssatīvīs
accusativesatīvōssatīvāssatīva
ablativesatīvīssatīvīssatīvīs
vocativesatīvīsatīvaesatīva

sătīvus, a, um, adj. 1. sero,
I. that is sown or planted (opp. agrestis, silvestris, etc., that grows wild; very rare), Varr. ap. Gell. 17, 3, 4: morus, Plin. 24, 13, 73, § 120: corna, id. 32, 2, 11, § 22.—Neutr. plur.: sativa (opp. silvestria), Plin. 19, 12, 60, § 185.

Origins

sat- (the perfect passive participle stem of serō, “I sow or plant”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives)

Descendants
  • Catalansatiu
  • Englishsative
  • Englishsativous
  • Frenchsatif
  • Italiansativo
  • Spanishsativo
  • Portuguesesativo
  • Galiciansativo

In English words that came into English from satīvus

  • sativasativa

Quick answers

What does satīvus mean in Latin?
satīvus, a adjective, means “sown, planted”.
How do you pronounce satīvus?
In classical Latin, [saˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈtiː.vus].