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

abortion, miscarriage
Synonyms: aborsus, abortiō, abortum, abortus
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

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