clivus, clivi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
slope (sg.), incline; sloping ground; inclined passage/surface; (street name);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clivus | clivi |
| Gen. | clivi | clivorum |
| Dat. | clivo | clivis |
| Acc. | clivum | clivos |
| Voc. | clive | clivi |
| Abl. | clivo | clivis |
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...circa ima labor est, ceterum quantum processeris, mollior clivus ac laetius solum. LXXIX. Et si haec quoque..."Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...dolo non metu pedem rettulit. Lenis ab tergo clivus erat inter aciem et castra; et, quod multitudo suppeditabat..."