-ivus

== Latin == === Etymology === From the Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, an extended form of *-wós. Cognate with Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos) (whence also some Latin forms in -ēus). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈiː.wʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.vus] === Suffix === -īvus (feminine -īva, neuter -īvum); first/second-declension suffix Adjective suffix. Added to the perfect passive participial stem of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning “doing” or “related to doing” agō → āctus → āctīvus stō → status → statīvus Less frequently, added to the root or present stem of a verb cadō → cadīvus noceō → nocīvus Less frequently added to a noun stem fēstum → fēstīvus fūrtum → fūrtīvus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== -īvius ==== Descendants ====