recidivus
Latin
Etymology
From recidō (“to fall back”) + -īvus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /re.kiˈdiː.wus/, [rɛ.kɪˈdiː.wʊs]
Adjective
recidīvus (feminine recidīva, neuter recidīvum); first/second declension
- returning, recurring, falling back
- (poetic) restored, rebuilt
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | recidīvus | recidīva | recidīvum | recidīvī | recidīvae | recidīva | |
| Genitive | recidīvī | recidīvae | recidīvī | recidīvōrum | recidīvārum | recidīvōrum | |
| Dative | recidīvō | recidīvae | recidīvō | recidīvīs | recidīvīs | recidīvīs | |
| Accusative | recidīvum | recidīvam | recidīvum | recidīvōs | recidīvās | recidīva | |
| Ablative | recidīvō | recidīvā | recidīvō | recidīvīs | recidīvīs | recidīvīs | |
| Vocative | recidīve | recidīva | recidīvum | recidīvī | recidīvae | recidīva | |
Derived terms
- recidīvātus
Related terms
- recidō
Descendants
- English: recidivous
- Portuguese: recidivo
References
- recidivus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- recidivus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- recidivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette