-iva
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Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ido -iva, ultimately from Latin -īvus.
Suffix[edit]
-iva
- (nonstandard, neologism) capable of, that can (do)
Usage notes[edit]
Originally intended to be the active counterpart to the passive -ebla, -iva remains uncommon in modern use, and the words containing the suffix are often considered standalone roots.
Synonyms[edit]
- -iga (agentive suffix)
Ido[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English -ive, French -if, German -iv, Italian -ivo, Russian -и́вный (-ívnyj), Spanish -ivo.
Suffix[edit]
-iva
- capable of doing, can, able to
- instruktar (“to instruct”) + -iva → instruktiva (“instructive”)
- responsar (“to be responsible”) + -iva → responsiva (“responsible”)
- sugestar (“to suggest”) + -iva → sugestiva (“suggestive”)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 743
Italian[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-iva (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the third-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-īva
- inflection of -īvus:
Portuguese[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-iva f
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- Ido terms borrowed from English
- Ido terms derived from English
- Ido terms borrowed from French
- Ido terms derived from French
- Ido terms borrowed from German
- Ido terms derived from German
- Ido terms borrowed from Italian
- Ido terms derived from Italian
- Ido terms borrowed from Russian
- Ido terms derived from Russian
- Ido terms borrowed from Spanish
- Ido terms derived from Spanish
- Ido lemmas
- Ido suffixes
- Ido adjective-forming suffixes
- Italian non-lemma forms
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- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin suffix forms
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
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