correctivus

Latin

Etymology

From corrigō +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /korˈreːk.ti.u̯us/, [kɔrˈreːkt̪iu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /korˈrek.ti.vus/, [korˈrɛkt̪ivus]

Adjective

corrēctivus (feminine corrēctiva, neuter corrēctivum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) corrective, reformative

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	corrēctivus	corrēctiva	corrēctivum		corrēctivī	corrēctivae	corrēctiva
genitive	corrēctivī	corrēctivae	corrēctivī		corrēctivōrum	corrēctivārum	corrēctivōrum
dative	corrēctivō	corrēctivae	corrēctivō		corrēctivīs
accusative	corrēctivum	corrēctivam	corrēctivum		corrēctivōs	corrēctivās	corrēctiva
ablative	corrēctivō	corrēctivā	corrēctivō		corrēctivīs
vocative	corrēctive	corrēctiva	corrēctivum		corrēctivī	corrēctivae	corrēctiva

Descendants

• → Portuguese: corretivo
• → Spanish: correctivo

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “correctivus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC