devexus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from dēvehō (“I carry away, descend”), compare convexus (“vaulted”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈwek.sus/, [deːˈwɛk.sʊs]

Adjective

dēvexus (feminine dēvexa, neuter dēvexum); first/second declension

  1. sloping or inclining downwards
  2. downhill
  3. steep

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēvexus dēvexa dēvexum dēvexī dēvexae dēvexa
Genitive dēvexī dēvexae dēvexī dēvexōrum dēvexārum dēvexōrum
Dative dēvexō dēvexae dēvexō dēvexīs dēvexīs dēvexīs
Accusative dēvexum dēvexam dēvexum dēvexōs dēvexās dēvexa
Ablative dēvexō dēvexā dēvexō dēvexīs dēvexīs dēvexīs
Vocative dēvexe dēvexa dēvexum dēvexī dēvexae dēvexa

References
  • devexus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devexus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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