Latin

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Etymology

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clīvus (slope, hill) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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clīvōsus (feminine clīvōsa, neuter clīvōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. hilly, steep
  2. (figurative) arduous

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative clīvōsus clīvōsa clīvōsum clīvōsī clīvōsae clīvōsa
Genitive clīvōsī clīvōsae clīvōsī clīvōsōrum clīvōsārum clīvōsōrum
Dative clīvōsō clīvōsō clīvōsīs
Accusative clīvōsum clīvōsam clīvōsum clīvōsōs clīvōsās clīvōsa
Ablative clīvōsō clīvōsā clīvōsō clīvōsīs
Vocative clīvōse clīvōsa clīvōsum clīvōsī clīvōsae clīvōsa

References

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  • clivosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clivosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers