sativus

Latin

Etymology

sat- (the perfect passive participle stem of serō, “I sow or plant”) +‎ -īvus (suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈtiː.u̯us/, [s̠äˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈti.vus/, [säˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

satīvus (feminine satīva, neuter satīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. sown, planted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	satīvus	satīva	satīvum		satīvī	satīvae	satīva
Genitive	satīvī	satīvae	satīvī		satīvōrum	satīvārum	satīvōrum
Dative	satīvō		satīvō		satīvīs
Accusative	satīvum	satīvam	satīvum		satīvōs	satīvās	satīva
Ablative	satīvō	satīvā	satīvō		satīvīs
Vocative	satīve	satīva	satīvum		satīvī	satīvae	satīva

Descendants

• → English: sative, sativous
• → Spanish: sativo

Usage notes

In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, sativus (sativa, sativum) is a specific epithet in many genera of plants, denoting a species that is cultivated (as opposed to wild), being domesticated for agriculture (for example, Allium sativum, Avena sativa, Cannabis sativa); for more information see sativum.

References

• “sativus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sativus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.