adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
vīviparus
vīviparus (feminine vīvipara, neuter vīviparum)
Classical[wiːˈwɪ.pa.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[viˈviː.pa.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivethat brings forth its young alive, viviparous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīviparus | vīvipara | vīviparum |
| genitive | vīviparī | vīviparae | vīviparī |
| dative | vīviparō | vīviparae | vīviparō |
| accusative | vīviparum | vīviparam | vīviparum |
| ablative | vīviparō | vīviparā | vīviparō |
| vocative | vīvipare | vīvipara | vīviparum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīviparī | vīviparae | vīvipara |
| genitive | vīviparōrum | vīviparārum | vīviparōrum |
| dative | vīviparīs | vīviparīs | vīviparīs |
| accusative | vīviparōs | vīviparās | vīvipara |
| ablative | vīviparīs | vīviparīs | vīviparīs |
| vocative | vīviparī | vīviparae | vīvipara |
vīvĭpărus, a, um, adj. vivus-pario,
I. that brings forth its young alive, viviparous:
vivipari et ovipari pisces, App. Mag. p. 298, 24.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Italic*gʷīwos
- Latinvīviparus
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der. Proto-Italic *parjō Latin pariō Latin -us Latin vīviparus From vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“to bear [offspring]”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).
Descendants
- Catalanvivípar
- Englishviviparous
- Frenchvivipare
- Italianviviparo
- Portuguesevivíparo
- Spanishvivíparo
- Russianживородя́щий
- Sicilianvivìparu
- TranslingualZoarces viviparus
- TranslingualZootoca vivipara
In English words that came into English from vīviparus
- vipervīpera
- viviparousvīviparus
- ovoviviparousōvum
- viviparyvīviparus