clivus
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English
Etymology
From Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”).
Pronunciation
Noun
clivus (plural clivi)
- (anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
- (historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *kleiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleywós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”) (Latin clīnō, English lean) + *-wós (Latin -vus).
Pronunciation
Noun
clīvus m (genitive clīvī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clīvus | clīvī |
| Genitive | clīvī | clīvōrum |
| Dative | clīvō | clīvīs |
| Accusative | clīvum | clīvōs |
| Ablative | clīvō | clīvīs |
| Vocative | clīve | clīvī |
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References
- “clivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “declivity”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.