indicativus

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indicātīvus.

Noun

indicativus m (plural indicativi or indicativussen, diminutive indicativusje n)

1. (grammar) the indicative mood or a word therein

Synonyms

• aantonende wijs
• indicatief

Latin

Etymology

From indicō (“to point out, indicate, show”) +‎ -īvus, a calque of Ancient Greek ὁριστική (horistikḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.di.kaːˈtiː.u̯us/, [ɪn̪d̪ɪkäːˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.di.kaˈti.vus/, [in̪d̪ikäˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

indicātīvus (feminine indicātīva, neuter indicātīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (grammar) indicative

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	indicātīvus	indicātīva	indicātīvum		indicātīvī	indicātīvae	indicātīva
Genitive	indicātīvī	indicātīvae	indicātīvī		indicātīvōrum	indicātīvārum	indicātīvōrum
Dative	indicātīvō		indicātīvō		indicātīvīs
Accusative	indicātīvum	indicātīvam	indicātīvum		indicātīvōs	indicātīvās	indicātīva
Ablative	indicātīvō	indicātīvā	indicātīvō		indicātīvīs
Vocative	indicātīve	indicātīva	indicātīvum		indicātīvī	indicātīvae	indicātīva

Related terms

• index
• indicābilis
• indicātiō
• indicātor
• indicātūra
• indicīna
• indicium
• indicō
• indiculum

Descendants

• Catalan: indicatiu
• French: indicatif
• Italian: indicativo
• Portuguese: indicativo
• Romanian: indicativ
• Spanish: indicativo

References

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