-iva

See also: iva, Iva, IVA, Ivã, and iva'

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ive, French -if, German -iv, Italian -ivo, Spanish -ivo, Russian -и́вный (-ívnyj), all ultimately from Latin -īvus.

Suffix

-iva

  1. (used with a verbal root) capable of, that can (do)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ive, French -if, German -iv, Italian -ivo, Russian -и́вный (-ívnyj), Spanish -ivo.

Suffix

-iva

  1. capable of doing, can, able to
    instruktar (to instruct) + -ivainstruktiva (instructive)
    responsar (to be responsible) + -ivaresponsiva (responsible)
    sugestar (to suggest) + -ivasugestiva (suggestive)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -iva

References

  • Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 743

Italian

Suffix

-iva (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

  1. used with a stem to form the third-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs

Anagrams

Latin

Suffix

-īva

  1. inflection of -īvus:
    1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Portuguese

Suffix

-iva f

  1. feminine singular of -ivo
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