adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
dēclīvirōstris
dēclīvirōstris (neuter dēclīvirōstre)
Classical[deː.kliː.wɪˈroːs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[de.kli.viˈrɔs.tris]
Meaning
- New Latintwo terminationHaving a snout or nose that slopes.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstre |
| genitive | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstris |
| dative | dēclīvirōstrī | dēclīvirōstrī | dēclīvirōstrī |
| accusative | dēclīvirōstrem | dēclīvirōstrem | dēclīvirōstre |
| ablative | dēclīvirōstrī | dēclīvirōstrī | dēclīvirōstrī |
| vocative | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstris | dēclīvirōstre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstria |
| genitive | dēclīvirōstrium | dēclīvirōstrium | dēclīvirōstrium |
| dative | dēclīvirōstribus | dēclīvirōstribus | dēclīvirōstribus |
| accusative | dēclīvirōstrīs dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstrīs dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstria |
| ablative | dēclīvirōstribus | dēclīvirōstribus | dēclīvirōstribus |
| vocative | dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstrēs | dēclīvirōstria |
Origins
From dēclīvis (“sloping downwards”) + rōstrum (“beak; snout”) + -is (adjective-forming suffix), literally “slope-snouted”.