clivus, cliva, clivum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
which forbid anything to be done (pl.); (having bad omens?);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clivus | clivi |
| Gen. | clivi | clivorum |
| Dat. | clivo | — |
| Acc. | clivum | clivos |
| Voc. | clive | clivi |
| Abl. | clivo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cliva | clivae |
| Gen. | clivae | clivarum |
| Dat. | clivae | — |
| Acc. | clivam | clivas |
| Voc. | cliva | clivae |
| Abl. | cliva | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clivum | cliva |
| Gen. | clivi | clivorum |
| Dat. | clivo | — |
| Acc. | clivum | cliva |
| Voc. | clivum | cliva |
| Abl. | clivo | — |
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..."