elativus

== Latin == === Etymology === From efferō (“to exalt”) +‎ -īvus, using the stem of the past participle ēlātus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.ɫaːˈtiː.wʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.laˈtiː.vus] === Adjective === ēlātīvus (feminine ēlātīva, neuter ēlātīvum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin, grammar) pertaining to the elative or absolute superlative grade. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: elative → German: Elativ