declivis

Latin

Etymology

de- +‎ clīvus (“slope”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈkliː.wis/, [deːˈkliː.wɪs]

Adjective

dēclīvis (neuter dēclīve); third declension

  1. sloping or shelving (downwards)
  2. descending
  3. falling (stars)

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative dēclīvis dēclīve dēclīvēs dēclīvia
genitive dēclīvis dēclīvium
dative dēclīvī dēclīvibus
accusative dēclīvem dēclīve dēclīvēs, dēclīvīs dēclīvia
ablative dēclīvī dēclīvibus
vocative dēclīvis dēclīve dēclīvēs dēclīvia

Derived terms

References

  • declivis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • declivis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • declivis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a gentle ascent: collis leniter ab infimo acclivis (opp. leniter a summo declivis)
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