votivus

Latin

Etymology

From vōtum (“vow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /woːˈtiː.wus/

Adjective

vōtīvus m (feminine vōtīva, neuter vōtīvum); first/second declension

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

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	vōtīvus	vōtīva	vōtīvum		vōtīvī	vōtīvae	vōtīva
genitive	vōtīvī	vōtīvae	vōtīvī		vōtīvōrum	vōtīvārum	vōtīvōrum
dative	vōtīvō	vōtīvae	vōtīvō		vōtīvīs	vōtīvīs	vōtīvīs
accusative	vōtīvum	vōtīvam	vōtīvum		vōtīvōs	vōtīvās	vōtīva
ablative	vōtīvō	vōtīvā	vōtīvō		vōtīvīs	vōtīvīs	vōtīvīs
vocative	vōtīve	vōtīva	vōtīvum		vōtīvī	vōtīvae	vōtīva

Derived terms

• vōtīvitās

Related terms

• vōtifer
• vōtum
• vōtus
• voveō

Descendants

English: votive French: votif Italian: votivo

Portuguese: votivo Spanish: votivo

References

• votivus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879