sativus

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. sown, planted

Usage notes

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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.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: satiu
  • English: sative, sativous
  • French: satif
  • Galician: sativo
  • Italian: sativo
  • Spanish: sativo
  • Portuguese: sativo

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.

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