declive

See also: déclivé and déclive

Latin

Etymology

Neuter of dēclīvis.

Noun

dēclīve n (genitive dēclīvis); third declension

1. (New Latin, anatomy) declive

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	dēclīve	dēclīvia
genitive	dēclīvis	dēclīvium
dative	dēclīvī	dēclīvibus
accusative	dēclīve	dēclīvia
ablative	dēclīvī	dēclīvibus
vocative	dēclīve	dēclīvia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēclīvem (“sloping downwards”), from de- + clīvus (“slope”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkli.vi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkli.vi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkli.ve/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkli.vɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkli.vɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkli.bɨ/ [dɨˈkli.βɨ]

• Hyphenation: de‧cli‧ve

Noun

declive m (plural declives)

1. decline (a downward slope)

   Synonym: descida

   Antonyms: aclive, subida

Hypernyms

• escarpa, ladeira, rampa, talude

Related terms

• declividade

Further reading

• “declive”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “declive”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēclīvem. First attested c. 1500.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈklibe/ [d̪eˈkli.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: de‧cli‧ve

Noun

declive m (plural declives)

1. decline (a downward slope)

   Synonym: descenso

   Antonyms: ascensión, ascenso

2. decline (a deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening)

   Synonym: decadencia

Further reading

• “declive”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025