vividus

Latin

Etymology

From vīvō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯iː.u̯i.dus/, [ˈu̯iːu̯ɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.dus/, [ˈviːvid̪us]

Adjective

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

1. alive, animated
2. lively, vigorous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vīvidus	vīvida	vīvidum		vīvidī	vīvidae	vīvida
genitive	vīvidī	vīvidae	vīvidī		vīvidōrum	vīvidārum	vīvidōrum
dative	vīvidō	vīvidae	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.