genetivus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From genitus, the perfect passive participial stem of gignō (“to be born”), + -īvus (verbal adjective–forming suffix), with the vowel i changed to e. In the grammatical sense, possibly a calque of Ancient Greek γενῐκή (genikḗ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.neˈtiː.u̯us/, [ɡɛnɛˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈti.vus/, [d͡ʒeneˈt̪iːvus]
Noun
genetīvus m (genitive genetīvī); second declension
- of or related to the act of generation or birth: productive, creative, causal
- Synonyms: productivus, creativus, causalis (all as in Late Latin)
- native
- belonging to a family or gens
- (grammar) genitive
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | genetīvus | genetīvī |
| Genitive | genetīvī | genetīvōrum |
| Dative | genetīvō | genetīvīs |
| Accusative | genetīvum | genetīvōs |
| Ablative | genetīvō | genetīvīs |
| Vocative | genetīve | genetīvī |
References
- “genetivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “genetivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- genetivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.