vividus

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Latin

Etymology

From vīvō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vīvidus (feminine vīvida, neuter vīvidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. alive, animated
  2. lively, vigorous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative vīvidus vīvida vīvidum vīvidī vīvidae vīvida
Genitive vīvidī vīvidae vīvidī vīvidōrum vīvidārum vīvidōrum
Dative vīvidō vīvidō vīvidīs
Accusative vīvidum vīvidam vīvidum vīvidōs vīvidās vīvida
Ablative vīvidō vīvidā vīvidō vīvidīs
Vocative vīvide vīvida vīvidum vīvidī vīvidae vīvida

Descendants

  • Catalan: vívid
  • English: vivid
  • French: vivide
  • Italian: vivido
  • Portuguese: vívido
  • Spanish: vívido

References

  • vividus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vividus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vividus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.