LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tardīvus

tardīvus (feminine tardīva, neuter tardīvum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivelate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetardīvustardīvatardīvum
genitivetardīvītardīvaetardīvī
dativetardīvōtardīvaetardīvō
accusativetardīvumtardīvamtardīvum
ablativetardīvōtardīvātardīvō
vocativetardīvetardīvatardīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetardīvītardīvaetardīva
genitivetardīvōrumtardīvārumtardīvōrum
dativetardīvīstardīvīstardīvīs
accusativetardīvōstardīvāstardīva
ablativetardīvīstardīvīstardīvīs
vocativetardīvītardīvaetardīva

Origins

From tardus + -īvus. Attested in Tironian notes.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantardiu
  • Sardiniantardiufrom Catalan tardiu
  • Frenchtardiffrom Old French tardif
  • Englishtardyfrom Old French tardif
  • Occitantardiu
  • Franco-Provençaltardif
  • Franco-Provençaltarzhi
  • Normantardifrom Old French tardif
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantardivo
  • Italiantardìo
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetardio
  • Spanishtardío
  • Asturiantardíu
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniantârziu
  • Aromaniantãrdziu
  • Aromaniantãrdzãu
North Italian
  • Friuliantardif
  • Romanshtardif

In English words that came into English from tardīvus

  • tardytardīvus

Quick answers

What does tardīvus mean in Latin?
tardīvus, a adjective, means “late”.