dalivus

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Attested only in Festus, who cites Santra’s derivation from Ancient Greek δείλαιος (deílaios, “wretched”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.u̯us/, [ˈd̪älʲiu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.vus/, [ˈd̪äːlivus]

Adjective

dalivus (feminine daliva, neuter dalivum); first/second-declension adjective

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. careless
   2. stupid, insane

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dalivus	daliva	dalivum		dalivī	dalivae	daliva
Genitive	dalivī	dalivae	dalivī		dalivōrum	dalivārum	dalivōrum
Dative	dalivō		dalivō		dalivīs
Accusative	dalivum	dalivam	dalivum		dalivōs	dalivās	daliva
Ablative	dalivō	dalivā	dalivō		dalivīs
Vocative	dalive	daliva	dalivum		dalivī	dalivae	daliva

References

• “dalivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dalivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.