noun · femininethird declension
acclīvitās
acclīvitās f (genitive acclīvitātis)
Meaning
- slope, ascent
- steepness
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acclīvitās | acclīvitātēs |
| genitive | acclīvitātis | acclīvitātum |
| dative | acclīvitātī | acclīvitātibus |
| accusative | acclīvitātem | acclīvitātēs |
| ablative | acclīvitāte | acclīvitātibus |
| vocative | acclīvitās | acclīvitātēs |
acclīvĭtas, ātis, f. acclivis,
I. an ascending direction, an acclivity, ascent:
pari acclivitate collis, Caes. B. G. 2, 18; so Col. 2, 4, 10.—Concr. of the rising place itself, Amm. 14, 2, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
acclīvitās ātis, f
acclivis, an ascent, rising grade, acclivity: pari acclivitate collis, Cs.
Origins
From acclīvis (“ascending”) + -tās, from ad + clīvus (“slope”).
Descendants
- Englishacclivity
- Portugueseaclividade
In English words that came into English from acclīvitās
- acclivityacclīvitās