sempervivus

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἀείζωος (aeízōos, “ever-living”), from semper +‎ vīvus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sempervīvus (feminine sempervīva, neuter sempervīvum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. ever-living

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative sempervīvus sempervīva sempervīvum sempervīvī sempervīvae sempervīva
genitive sempervīvī sempervīvae sempervīvī sempervīvōrum sempervīvārum sempervīvōrum
dative sempervīvō sempervīvae sempervīvō sempervīvīs
accusative sempervīvum sempervīvam sempervīvum sempervīvōs sempervīvās sempervīva
ablative sempervīvō sempervīvā sempervīvō sempervīvīs
vocative sempervīve sempervīva sempervīvum sempervīvī sempervīvae sempervīva

References

  • “sempervivus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • sempervivus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “sempervivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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