declive, declivis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
slope, declivity; surface sloping downwards; [per decline => downwards];
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | declive | declivia |
| Gen. | declivis | declivium, declivum |
| Dat. | declivi | declivibus |
| Acc. | declive | declivia |
| Voc. | declive | declivia |
| Abl. | declivi | declivibus |
Examples
- P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...medii quoque temporis annis labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae. subruit haec aevi demoliturque prioris robora: fletque Milon..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...avia currum et modo summa petunt, modo per declive viasque praecipites spatio terrae propiore feruntur, inferiusque suis fraternos..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...recipere se iussit et loco excedere. Erat per declive receptus. Illi autem hoc acrius instabant neque regredi nostros..."