LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

clima

clima n (genitive climatis)
Classical[ˈklɪ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈkliː.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterslope, inclination
  2. historicalneuterA Roman unit of area equivalent to a square with sides of 60 Roman feet.
  3. Late Latinneuterclimate, clime
  4. Late Latinfigurativelyneuterregion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclimaclimata
genitiveclimatisclimatum
dativeclimatīclimatibus
accusativeclimaclimata
climās
ablativeclimateclimatibus
vocativeclimaclimata

clĭma, ătis (
I. abl. plur. climatis, Firm. Math. 2, 13), n., = κλίμα (prop. the inclination, slope; hence, cf. Lidd. and Scott under κλίμα, II.),
I. A clime, climate (late Lat.), App. Trism. p. 98, 23; Mart. Cap. 8, § 859; Tert. Anim. 49; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 246 (in Vitr. 1, 1, 10, used as Greek).—
B. In gen. for region, part: clima medium ventris, Veg. Act. Vet. 1, 43, 3.—
II. A land measure of 60 feet square, Col. 5, 1, 5.* † clīmăcis, ĭdis, f., = κλιμακίς, a small staircase or ladder, Vitr. 10, 11, 8.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă, “region, zone of latitude”, originally “slope”), from κλῐ́νω (klĭ́nō, “to slope, incline”).

Descendants
  • Catalanclima
  • Englishclime
  • Frenchclimat
  • GermanKlima
  • Italianclima
  • Portugueseclima
  • Romanianclimă
  • Spanishclima
  • Galicianclima
  • Lombardclima

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesClimaClima (κλίμα), literally a slope or inclination, was used in the mathematical geography of the Greeks with reference to the inclination of various par…

Quick answers

What does clima mean in Latin?
clima, a noun, means “slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area equivalent to a square with sides of 60 Roman feet.; climate, clime”.
What is the genitive of clima?
The genitive singular is climatis. clima is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce clima?
In classical Latin, [ˈklɪ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkliː.ma].