proclivis

Latin

Etymology

pro- +‎ clīvus +‎ -is

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

prōclīvis (neuter prōclīve); third declension

  1. (sloping) downward; downhill
  2. prone (to)
  3. steep (hence unsafe)
  4. easy

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative prōclīvis prōclīve prōclīvēs prōclīvia
genitive prōclīvis prōclīvium
dative prōclīvī prōclīvibus
accusative prōclīvem prōclīve prōclīvēs prōclīvia
ablative prōclīvī prōclīvibus
vocative prōclīvis prōclīve prōclīvēs prōclīvia

References

  • proclivis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • proclivis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • proclivis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to have a natural propensity to vice: natura proclivem esse ad vitia
    • to have an inclination for a thing: propensum, proclivem esse ad aliquid (opp. alienum, aversum esse, abhorrere ab aliqua re)
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