Latin

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Etymology

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From negō (to deny, refuse) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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negātīvus (feminine negātīva, neuter negātīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. denied, negative, that which denies
  2. (law) inhibiting

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • negativus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • negativus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.