interrogativus

interrogativus

Latin

Etymology

From interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate; argue”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.ro.ɡaːˈtiː.wus/, [ɪn.tɛr.rɔ.ɡaːˈtiː.wʊs]

Adjective

interrogātīvus (feminine interrogātīva, neuter interrogātīvum); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to a question; interrogative.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	interrogātīvus	interrogātīva	interrogātīvum		interrogātīvī	interrogātīvae	interrogātīva
Genitive	interrogātīvī	interrogātīvae	interrogātīvī		interrogātīvōrum	interrogātīvārum	interrogātīvōrum
Dative	interrogātīvō		interrogātīvō		interrogātīvīs
Accusative	interrogātīvum	interrogātīvam	interrogātīvum		interrogātīvōs	interrogātīvās	interrogātīva
Ablative	interrogātīvō	interrogātīvā	interrogātīvō		interrogātīvīs
Vocative	interrogātīve	interrogātīva	interrogātīvum		interrogātīvī	interrogātīvae	interrogātīva

Derived terms

• interrogātīvē

Related terms

• interrogāmentum
• interroganter
• interrogātiō
• interrogātiuncula

• interrogātor
• interrogātōrius
• interrogō

Descendants

• English: interrogative
• Italian: interrogativo

References

• interrogativus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• interrogativus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette