clivius

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kliyos (“left”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.u̯i.us/, [ˈklʲiːu̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.vi.us/, [ˈkliːvius]

Adjective

clīvius (feminine clīvia, neuter clīvium); first/second-declension adjective

1. inauspicious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clīvius	clīvia	clīvium		clīviī	clīviae	clīvia
Genitive	clīviī	clīviae	clīviī		clīviōrum	clīviārum	clīviōrum
Dative	clīviō		clīviō		clīviīs
Accusative	clīvium	clīviam	clīvium		clīviōs	clīviās	clīvia
Ablative	clīviō	clīviā	clīviō		clīviīs
Vocative	clīvie	clīvia	clīvium		clīviī	clīviae	clīvia

Derived terms

• clīvia avis
• clīvia auspicia

References

• “clivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• avis clivia avis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.