vivax

Latin

Etymology

From vīvō (“I live”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

vīvāx (genitive vīvācis, adverb vīvāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. Tenacious of life, long-lived, vivacious; venerable.
  2. Long-lasting, enduring, durable.
  3. Lively, vigorous, vivacious, energetic.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative vīvāx vīvācēs vīvācia
Genitive vīvācis vīvācium
Dative vīvācī vīvācibus
Accusative vīvācem vīvāx vīvācēs vīvācia
Ablative vīvācī vīvācibus
Vocative vīvāx vīvācēs vīvācia

Derived terms
  • vīvārius
  • vīvātus
  • vīvēscō

Descendants

References
  • vivax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vivax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vivax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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