clivius
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *kliyos (“left”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkliː.u̯i.us/, [ˈklʲiːu̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkli.vi.us/, [ˈkliːvius]
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | clīvius | clīvia | clīvium | clīviī | clīviae | clīvia | |
| Genitive | clīviī | clīviae | clīviī | clīviōrum | clīviārum | clīviōrum | |
| Dative | clīviō | clīviō | clīviīs | ||||
| Accusative | clīvium | clīviam | clīvium | clīviōs | clīviās | clīvia | |
| Ablative | clīviō | clīviā | clīviō | clīviīs | |||
| Vocative | clīvie | clīvia | clīvium | clīviī | clīviae | clīvia | |
Derived terms
- clīvia avis
- clīvia auspicia
References
- “clivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- avis clivia avis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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