adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
dēclīvis
dēclīvis (neuter dēclīve, comparative dēclīvior)
Classical[deːˈkliː.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[deˈkliː.vis]
Meaning
- two terminationsloping or shelving (downwards)
- two terminationdescending, downhill
- two terminationfalling (stars)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēclīvis | dēclīvis | dēclīve |
| genitive | dēclīvis | dēclīvis | dēclīvis |
| dative | dēclīvī | dēclīvī | dēclīvī |
| accusative | dēclīvem | dēclīvem | dēclīve |
| ablative | dēclīvī | dēclīvī | dēclīvī |
| vocative | dēclīvis | dēclīvis | dēclīve |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēclīvēs | dēclīvēs | dēclīvia |
| genitive | dēclīvium | dēclīvium | dēclīvium |
| dative | dēclīvibus | dēclīvibus | dēclīvibus |
| accusative | dēclīvīs dēclīvēs | dēclīvīs dēclīvēs | dēclīvia |
| ablative | dēclīvibus | dēclīvibus | dēclīvibus |
| vocative | dēclīvēs | dēclīvēs | dēclīvia |
dē-clīvis, e (
I. nom. n. declivum, Cassiod. in Psal. 16, 5; neutr. plur. once heterocl. decliva, Ov. M. 2, 206;
also declivia, id. ib. 1, 39 et saep.; cf. acclivis and aplustre), adj. clivus, inclining downwards, sloping (for syn. cf.: devexus, praeruptas, abruptus, abscisus, proclivis, acclivis, propensus, praeceps, pronus.—Class. and freq., esp. in histt. and poets; perh. not in Cic. and Verg.). I. Prop.:
collis ab summo aequaliter declivis ad flumen Sabim, sloping regularly, Caes. B. G. 2, 18: in declivi et praecipiti loco, id. ib. 4, 33, 3: iniquo loco et leviter declivi, id. ib. 7, 83, 2; cf.: locus tenui fastigio vergebat, id. B. C. 1, 45, 5: locus, also vallis, and opp. mons, id. ib. 1, 79, 2: latitudo, quem locum Catabathmon incolae appellant, Sall. J. 17, 4: Olympi, Ov. M. 6, 487: arvum Aesulae, Hor. Od. 3, 29, 7: ripa, Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 5, 591; 6, 399: flumina, id. ib. 1, 39; cf.: cursus (amnium), Luc. 4, 114: via, Ov. M. 4, 432; 7, 410 et saep.: sol in occasum, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 203. —B. Subst.: declive, is, n., a declivity:
ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur, Caes. B. G. 7, 88: si per declive sese reciperent, id. B. C. 3, 51, 6; cf.: erat per declive receptus, id. ib. 3, 45, 4; Ov. M. 2, 206.—II. Trop.:
labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae, id. ib. 15, 227; cf.: mulier aetate declivis, in the decline of life, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8; Arn. 2, p. 74: animae in vitia, prone, Arn. 2, 45.—Comp. perh. only: dies ad occasum declivior, Vulg. Judic. 19, 9.—Sup. does not occur.—Adv.: dēclīvĭter, in a sloping manner, only in Comp.: declivius: incumbens rupes, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 12, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēclīvis e (neut. plur. dēclīvia; once dēclīva, O.), adj.
de + clivus, inclining downwards, sloping : in declivi loco, Cs.: vallis, Cs.: latitudo, i. e. a broad depression , S.: Olympi, O.: arvum Aesulae, H.: flumina, O.: via, O.: iter senectae, O.— Neut . as subst, a declivity, slope : haec declivia cernebantur, Cs.: per declive sese recipere, Cs.: per declive ferri, O.
Origins
From dē- + clīvus (“slope”) + -is (adjective-forming suffix).
Descendants
- Englishdeclivous
- Frenchdéclive
- Portuguesedeclive
- Spanishdeclive
- Norwegian Bokmåldekliv
In English words that came into English from dēclīvis
- declivitydeclivitatem