adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
acclīnis
acclīnis (neuter acclīne)
Classical[akˈkliː.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[akˈkliː.nis]
Meaning
- two terminationusuallywith dativeleaning or resting on or against something, inclined to or toward, sloping
- figurativelytwo terminationhaving an inclination to, disposed or inclined to
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acclīnis | acclīnis | acclīne |
| genitive | acclīnis | acclīnis | acclīnis |
| dative | acclīnī | acclīnī | acclīnī |
| accusative | acclīnem | acclīnem | acclīne |
| ablative | acclīnī | acclīnī | acclīnī |
| vocative | acclīnis | acclīnis | acclīne |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acclīnēs | acclīnēs | acclīnia |
| genitive | acclīnium | acclīnium | acclīnium |
| dative | acclīnibus | acclīnibus | acclīnibus |
| accusative | acclīnīs acclīnēs | acclīnīs acclīnēs | acclīnia |
| ablative | acclīnibus | acclīnibus | acclīnibus |
| vocative | acclīnēs | acclīnēs | acclīnia |
acclīnis, e, adj. (also adc-) [ad-CLINO],
I. leaning on or against something, inclined to or toward (poet. and in post-Aug. prose); constr. with dat.
I. Lit.:
corpusque levabat arboris adclinis trunco, Verg. A. 10, 834; so Ov. M. 15, 737; Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 36 al.—In prose, Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 39; Just. 28, 4: crates inter se acclines, Col. 12, 15, 1.— B. Esp. of localities, Amm. 14, 8; 29, 5.—
II. Trop., inclined to, disposed to (= inclinatus, propensus):
acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat, Hor. S. 2, 2, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
acclīnis (ad-c-) e, adj.
CLI-, leaning on, inclined to: genitor ... trunco, V.: serpens summo adclinia mālo Colla movet, O.—Fig., inclined, disposed to: falsis animus, H.
Origins
From acclīnō (“lean or rest against something; incline to something”).
Descendants
- Italianaccline