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
- M
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..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...dolo non metu pedem rettulit. Lenis ab tergo clivus erat inter aciem et castra; et, quod multitudo suppeditabat..."