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Italian
Etymology
From Latin clīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkli.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: clì‧vo
Noun
clivo m (plural clivi)
- slope
- Synonym: pendio
- hillock
- Synonym: collinetta
- (anatomy) clivus
Further reading
- clivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
clīvō
- dative/ablative singular of clīvus
Spanish
Verb
clivo
- first-person singular present indicative of clivar