dalivus

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Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Attested only in Festus, who cites Santra’s derivation from Ancient Greek δείλαιος (deílaios, “wretched”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dalivus (feminine daliva, neuter dalivum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. careless
    2. stupid, insane

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dalivus daliva dalivum dalivī dalivae daliva
genitive dalivī dalivae dalivī dalivōrum dalivārum dalivōrum
dative dalivō dalivae dalivō dalivīs
accusative dalivum dalivam dalivum dalivōs dalivās daliva
ablative dalivō dalivā dalivō dalivīs
vocative dalive daliva dalivum dalivī dalivae daliva

References

  • “dalivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dalivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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