adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sempervīvus
sempervīvus (feminine sempervīva, neuter sempervīvum)
Classical[sɛmˈpɛr.wɪ.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[semˈpɛr.vi.vus]
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectiveever-living
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sempervīvus | sempervīva | sempervīvum |
| genitive | sempervīvī | sempervīvae | sempervīvī |
| dative | sempervīvō | sempervīvae | sempervīvō |
| accusative | sempervīvum | sempervīvam | sempervīvum |
| ablative | sempervīvō | sempervīvā | sempervīvō |
| vocative | sempervīve | sempervīva | sempervīvum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sempervīvī | sempervīvae | sempervīva |
| genitive | sempervīvōrum | sempervīvārum | sempervīvōrum |
| dative | sempervīvīs | sempervīvīs | sempervīvīs |
| accusative | sempervīvōs | sempervīvās | sempervīva |
| ablative | sempervīvīs | sempervīvīs | sempervīvīs |
| vocative | sempervīvī | sempervīvae | sempervīva |
semper-vīvus, a, um, adj.,
I. ever-living:
res (Spiritus sanctus), Prud. Ham. 164: herba, the plant called also aizoon, evergreen, houseleek, App. Herb. 123.—Also, subst.: sempervīva, ae,f., Pall. 1, 35, 3. —And in analogy with aizoon (Gr. ἀείζωον), sempervīvum, i, n., Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 160 (not in Jahn).Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek ἀείζωος (aeízōos, “ever-living”), from semper + vīvus.
In English words that came into English from sempervīvus
- sempervivesemperviva