adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
clīvōsus
clīvōsus (feminine clīvōsa, neuter clīvōsum)
Classical[kliːˈwoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kliˈvɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehilly, steep
- adjectivefigurativelyarduous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | clīvōsus | clīvōsa | clīvōsum |
| genitive | clīvōsī | clīvōsae | clīvōsī |
| dative | clīvōsō | clīvōsae | clīvōsō |
| accusative | clīvōsum | clīvōsam | clīvōsum |
| ablative | clīvōsō | clīvōsā | clīvōsō |
| vocative | clīvōse | clīvōsa | clīvōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | clīvōsī | clīvōsae | clīvōsa |
| genitive | clīvōsōrum | clīvōsārum | clīvōsōrum |
| dative | clīvōsīs | clīvōsīs | clīvōsīs |
| accusative | clīvōsōs | clīvōsās | clīvōsa |
| ablative | clīvōsīs | clīvōsīs | clīvōsīs |
| vocative | clīvōsī | clīvōsae | clīvōsa |
clīvōsus, a, um, adj. clivus,
I. hilly, full of hills, steep (poet. or in post-Aug. prose):
rus, Verg. G. 2, 212: trames, id. ib. 1, 108: loci et aridi, Col. Arb. 4, 3; opp. planus, id. R. R. 2, 16, 1: solum, Plin. 18, 24, 55, § 200: Olympus, Ov. F. 3, 415: Ida, id. Am. 1, 14, 11.—II. Trop.:
tramite vitae, steep, difficult, Sil. 6, 120.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clīvōsus adj.
clivus, hilly, full of hills (poet.): rus, V.—Steep, arduous: Latina (via), Iu.: Olympus, O.
Origins
From clīvus (“slope, hill”) + -ōsus.