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vivax

vivax

Latin

Adjective

vīvāx m, f, n ‎(genitive vīvācis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	vīvāx			vīvācēs	vīvācia
genitive	vīvācis			vīvācium
dative	vīvācī			vīvācibus
accusative	vīvācem	vīvāx		vīvācēs	vīvācia
ablative	vīvācī			vīvācibus
vocative	vīvāx			vīvācēs	vīvācia

Derived terms

Related terms

vīvārius
vīvātus
vīvēscō

Descendants

Catalan: vivaç
English: vivacious
French: vivace
Italian: vivace

Spanish: vivaz
Romanian: vivace
Portuguese: vivaz

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
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vivax”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.