clivius

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *klēyos (“left”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkliː.wi.us/, [ˈkliː.wi.ʊs]

Adjective

clīvius (feminine clīvia, neuter clīvium); first/second declension

  1. inauspicious

Declension

First/second declension.

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 clīviae clīviō clīviīs clīviīs clīviīs
Accusative clīvium clīviam clīvium clīviōs clīviās clīvia
Ablative clīviō clīviā clīviō clīviīs clīviīs 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
  • clivia avis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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