apertivus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === aperitīvus (Medieval Latin) === Etymology === aperiō (“I open”, perfect passive participial stem: apert-) +‎ -īvus === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.pɛrˈtiː.wʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.perˈtiː.vus] === Adjective === apertīvus (feminine apertīva, neuter apertīvum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin, medicine) that cause or causes to open, opening (Can we find and add a quotation of Caelius Aurelianus to this entry?) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “ăpertīvus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 140/1. apertiuus in Ramminger, Johann (22 January 2026 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016