Gradivus
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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.
| Case | 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.