abortivum

Latin

Etymology

Substantive from abortīvus (“of or pertaining to a miscarriage”), from aborior (“pass away; miscarry”), from ab (“from, away from”) orior (“rise, get up; appear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.borˈtiː.u̯um/, [äbɔrˈt̪iːu̯ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.borˈti.vum/, [äborˈt̪iːvum]

Noun

abortīvum n (genitive abortīvī); second declension

1. abortion, miscarriage

   Synonyms: aborsus, abortiō, abortum, abortus

2. that which procures or induces an abortion

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	abortīvum	abortīva
genitive	abortīvī	abortīvōrum
dative	abortīvō	abortīvīs
accusative	abortīvum	abortīva
ablative	abortīvō	abortīvīs
vocative	abortīvum	abortīva

Related terms

• aborior
• aborīscor
• aborsus
• abortiō
• abortīvus
• abortō
• abortum
• abortus