Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ad- +‎ clīvus (slope) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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acclīvis (neuter acclīve); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. rising, ascending
  2. sloping (upward), uphill
  3. steep (hill)

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative acclīvis acclīve acclīvēs acclīvia
Genitive acclīvis acclīvium
Dative acclīvī acclīvibus
Accusative acclīvem acclīve acclīvēs
acclīvīs
acclīvia
Ablative acclīvī acclīvibus
Vocative acclīvis acclīve acclīvēs acclīvia

Descendants

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  • Italian: acclive
  • Portuguese: aclive

References

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  • acclivis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • acclivis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acclivis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a gentle ascent: collis leniter ab infimo acclivis (opp. leniter a summo declivis)