LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vōtīvus

vōtīvus (feminine vōtīva, neuter vōtīvum)
Classical[woːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[voˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to a vow; promised by a vow, given in consequence of a vow; vowed, votive.
  2. adjectiveDesired, longed or wished for.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevōtīvusvōtīvavōtīvum
genitivevōtīvīvōtīvaevōtīvī
dativevōtīvōvōtīvaevōtīvō
accusativevōtīvumvōtīvamvōtīvum
ablativevōtīvōvōtīvāvōtīvō
vocativevōtīvevōtīvavōtīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevōtīvīvōtīvaevōtīva
genitivevōtīvōrumvōtīvārumvōtīvōrum
dativevōtīvīsvōtīvīsvōtīvīs
accusativevōtīvōsvōtīvāsvōtīva
ablativevōtīvīsvōtīvīsvōtīvīs
vocativevōtīvīvōtīvaevōtīva

vōtīvus, a, um, adj. votum.
I. Of or belonging to a vow, promised by a vow, given in consequence of a vow, votive (class.): ludi, Cic. Verr. 1, 10, 31; cf. Plin. 7, 48, 49, § 158: tabula, Hor. C. 1, 5, 14: juvenca, id. Ep. 1, 3, 36: sanguis, Ov. H. 20, 236: tura, id. Am. 3, 13, 9: carmina, id. A. A. 1, 205: legatio, which was undertaken (often as a mere pretext) to fulfil a vow in a province, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; 15, 11, 4: noctes, Prop. 2, 28, 62 (3, 26, 16).—
II. Conformable to one's wish, wished for, longed for, desired (post-class.): conspectus, App. M. 7, p. 193, 9: hospitium, id. ib. 8, p. 216, 24: nuptiae, id. ib. 5, p. 167, 32: mors, Prud. στεφ. 10, 330: constabat, votivum, illi fuisse, quod, etc., Treb. Gall. 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wegʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wogʷʰéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*woɣʷeō
  4. Latinvōtīvus

Latin īvus Latin vōtīvus From voveō (“to vow”) + īvus.

Descendants
  • Englishvotive
  • Frenchvotif
  • Italianvotivo
  • Portuguesevotivo
  • Romanianvotiv
  • Spanishvotivo
  • Piedmontesevutiv

In English words that came into English from vōtīvus

  • votivevōtīvus

Quick answers

What does vōtīvus mean in Latin?
vōtīvus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to a vow; promised by a vow, given in consequence of a vow; vowed, votive.”.
How do you pronounce vōtīvus?
In classical Latin, [woːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [voˈtiː.vus].
Where does vōtīvus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti → Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō → Latin vōtīvus.