salvificus

Latin

Etymology

From salv(us) (“safe, well”) +‎ -i- +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /salˈu̯i.fi.kus/, [s̠äɫ̪ˈu̯ɪfɪkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /salˈvi.fi.kus/, [sälˈviːfikus]

Adjective

salvificus (feminine salvifica, neuter salvificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. saving

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative salvificus salvifica salvificum salvificī salvificae salvifica
Genitive salvificī salvificae salvificī salvificōrum salvificārum salvificōrum
Dative salvificō salvificō salvificīs
Accusative salvificum salvificam salvificum salvificōs salvificās salvifica
Ablative salvificō salvificā salvificō salvificīs
Vocative salvifice salvifica salvificum salvificī salvificae salvifica

Descendants
  • Catalan: salvífic
  • English: salvific
  • Galician: salvífico
  • Italian: salvifico
  • Portuguese: salvífico
  • Spanish: salvífico

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