perdives

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ dives.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈdiː.u̯es/, [pɛrˈd̪iːu̯ɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈdi.ves/, [perˈd̪iːves]

Adjective

perdīves (genitive perdīvitis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

1. very rich, wealthy
2. (of land) very productive, fertile

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	perdīves			perdīvitēs	—
genitive	perdīvitis			perdīvitum
dative	perdīvitī			perdīvitibus
accusative	perdīvitem	perdīves		perdīvitēs	—
ablative	perdīvite			perdīvitibus
vocative	perdīves			perdīvitēs	—

References

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