sativus

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Latin

Etymology

sat- (the perfect passive participle stem of serō, “I sow or plant”) +‎ -īvus (suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

Adjective

satīvus (feminine satīva, neuter satīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sown, planted

Usage notes

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In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, sativus (sativa, sativum) is a specific epithet in many genera of plants, denoting a species that is cultivated (as opposed to wild), being domesticated for agriculture (for example, Allium sativum, Avena sativa, Cannabis sativa); for more information see sativum.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative satīvus satīva satīvum satīvī satīvae satīva
Genitive satīvī satīvae satīvī satīvōrum satīvārum satīvōrum
Dative satīvō satīvō satīvīs
Accusative satīvum satīvam satīvum satīvōs satīvās satīva
Ablative satīvō satīvā satīvō satīvīs
Vocative satīve satīva satīvum satīvī satīvae satīva

Descendants

References

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