declivity
Meaninga downward slope
Common meaning: a downward slope
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- cliva slopeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 354 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘down, away, off’ + ‘a slope’ → declivity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin clīvus ‘a slope’.
Roots
- clīvus, -ī Latin “a slope”
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