English → Latin
“slope” in Latin
dēclīvitāsa declivity; slope or descentacclīvitāsslope, ascent; steepnessprōclīvitāssteep descent; tendency, proneness, disposition, propensityacclīvisrising, ascending; sloping (upward), uphill; steep (hill)prōclīvisdownward; downhill; prone (to); steep (hence unsafe)ascendōto climb up, to go up, to move upwards; to rise, spring updēclīvissloping or shelving (downwards); descending, downhill; falling (stars)prōclīnōto bend, incline, tilt forward
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slope s.
declivitas (downward): acclivitas (upward): proclivitas (a sloping position): locus declivis, acclivis, proclivis (a sloping place): ascensus (of ascent; Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G., 1, 21). To go up a great slope, ascensu ingredi arduo: a hill with a gentle slope collis leniter editus or clementer assurgens; molle et clementer editum montis jugum: a town on the slope of a hill, urbs applicata colli.
slope v.
Intransitively, declivem, devexum esse (Caes., Cic.): proclinari (Vitr.).
Transitively, *declive reddere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slope?
- The usual Latin words for “slope” are dēclīvitās, acclīvitās, prōclīvitās; also acclīvis, prōclīvis, ascendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.