deklibe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish declive (“decline”), from Latin dēclīvem (“sloping downwards”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deˈklibe/ [d̪ɛˈkliː.bɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: de‧kli‧be

Noun

deklibe (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜊᜒ)

  1. slope; incline
    Synonyms: dahilig, dalisdis, tarik, katarikan
    ang deklibe ng bubungan ― the slope of the roof
  • deklinasyon

See also

Further reading

  • “deklibe”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “deklibe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 188
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