acclivitas

Latin

Etymology

From acclīvis (“ascending”) +‎ -tās, from ad + clīvus (“slope”).

Noun

acclīvitās f (genitive acclīvitātis); third declension

  1. slope, ascent
  2. steepness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative acclīvitās acclīvitātēs
Genitive acclīvitātis acclīvitātum
Dative acclīvitātī acclīvitātibus
Accusative acclīvitātem acclīvitātēs
Ablative acclīvitāte acclīvitātibus
Vocative acclīvitās acclīvitātēs

Descendants
  • English: acclivity
  • Portuguese: aclividade

References
  • “acclivitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “acclivitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • acclivitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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