Gradivus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gradior (“to walk, to step forward”) + -īvus. Literally, “he who walks, who steps forward”.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “any explanation for -ā-? apparently -a- is a hapax in Ovid”)
Noun
[edit]Grādīvus m sg (genitive Grādīvī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Grādīvus |
| genitive | Grādīvī |
| dative | Grādīvō |
| accusative | Grādīvum |
| ablative | Grādīvō |
| vocative | Grādīve |
References
[edit]- “Gradivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gradivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.