devexus
devexus, inclining, sloping, shelving, steep
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devexum Adjective: neuter nominative singular, Adjective: neuter accusative singular, Adjective: neuter genitive plural, Adjective: neuter vocative singular, Adjective: masculine genitive plural, Adjective: masculine accusative singular of devexus
dēvexus, a, um: adj. (dēvehō), inclined downwards; descending; declining.
dēvexus, a, um, adj. [deveho], of places, inclining downwards, sloping, shelving, steep (class.—for syn. v. declivis).
- I Lit.: lucus Vestae, qui a Palatii radice in novam viam devexus est, Cic. Div. 1, 45; cf. Liv. 44, 35: mundus in Austros, Verg. G. 1, 241; and: devexus in planum, Plin. Pan. 7, 1, 1: ut de locis superioribus haec declivia et devexa cernebantur, * Caes. B. G. 7, 88: arva, Ov. M. 8, 330: margo (lacus), id. ib. 9, 334 (with acclivus): Orion, i. e. towards his setting, Hor. Od. 1, 28, 21; cf.: sol paulum a meridie, Cic. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4; and dies devexior, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 57: globus devexior, Mart. Cap. 6, § 593.—Hence, subst.: dēvexum, i, n., an inclined surface, a slope: aqua in devexo fluit, in plano continetur et stagnat, Sen. Q. N. 3, 3.—
- II Transf., inclining, declining: aetas jam a diuturnis laboribus devexa ad otium, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3: aetas, Sen. Ep. 12: devexa et molliter desinens compositio, id. ib. 114, 15.—Absol.: per devexum ire, i. e. easily, Sen. Vit. Beat. 25 fin.
dēvexus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. (de u. veho), abwärts gehend, I) der Bewegung nach = sich abwärts bewegend, abrollend, a) räumlich: amnis d. ab Indis, Verg.: v. Gestirnen, sich neigend, sol paulum ab meridie d., Cic. fr.: Orion d., sich zum Untergange neigend, Hor.: axis, Prud. cath. 8, 11.: dies devexior, Claud. cons. Mall. Theod. 57. – b) übtr., v. der Zeit: aetas devexa iam, schon abwärts gehend (Ggstz. praeceps aetas), Sen.: aetas iam a diuturnis laboribus devexa ad otium, sich neigend zu usw., Cic. – II) der Lage nach = abwärts sich hinziehend, gesenkt, abschüssig, v. Örtl., ager, Col.: margo, Ov.: litus molliter d., Ps. Quint. decl.: lucus d. in novam viam, sich hinabziehend, Cic.: globus devexior, Mart. Cap. 6. § 593. – subst., dēvexum, ī, n., die Senkung, der Abhang, aqua in devexo fluit, Sen.: per devexa obliqua, Apul. – im Bilde, per devexum ire, seine Bahn abwärts nehmen, v. Tugenden (= leicht geübt werden können), Sen. de vit. beat. 25, 7.
per devexa ac lubrica / clivosi ruris latera(
divexum, i. inclinatum, descensum, pronum,stœþhlepe
praecipitium ‥ immensa profunditate ~um
per ~a montium latera
in silva que erat in ~o montis supercilio
ardua sectari necnon devexa caveri, / dum calles gemini dispari tramite tendunt
divexa,þa healdan
praerupta, i. ~a,cludas
ferunt ‥ quod ‥ multitudo ‥ avium ab eodem loco ‥ descendat atque in ~u [sic ] montis ‥ consideat
per ~um montis
propugnacula in †devectum [v. l. devexum ] surrigi ‥ jussit
cum sole ~o in brumalem [circulum ] plena est [luna ], ipsam solstitiali scandere circulo nox longissima prodit
†dinexa [? l. devexa ], i. vetusta,þe ealdan
aurea devexi dum format sidera caeli
divexi,þœs hwalfan
~as ‥ plicaturas
stellam ‥ que volavit per ~um poli inter nos et boream
dēvexus, (12) a, um (deveho), qui penche, qui va en pente, incliné, qui descend : Cic. Div. 1, 101 ; Virg. G. 1, 241 ; pl. n. declivia et devexa Cæs. G. 7, 88, les parties en pente et escarpées dʼune colline || n. sing. pris substt : aqua fluit in devexo Sen. Nat. 3, 3, lʼeau ne séjourne pas sur un terrain en pente ; ire per devexum Sen. Vita b. 25, 7, suivre une pente || devexus Orion Hor. O. 1, 28, 21, Orion à son coucher ; devexior Claud. Cons. Theod. 57 || [fig.] qui incline à, qui décline : setas devexa ad otium Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3, âge qui penche vers le repos.
- 1. (v. beweging) zich naar beneden bewegend, naar beneden gaand, neerwaarts stromend [amnis ~ ab Indis]; (v. hemellichamen) zakkend [sol paulum a meridie ~]; metaf. (v. tijd) aetas iam a diuturnis laboribus -a ad otium;
- 2. (v. ligging) zich neerwaarts uitstrekkend, glooiend, aflopend [litus].
dēvexus
adj.
- deveho, inclining, sloping, shelving, steep: lucus a Palati radice in novam viam: mundus in Austros, V.: amnis, V.: haec declivia et devexa, Cs.: arva, O.: Orion, i. e. towards his setting, H.: raeda, on its way down, Iu.— Poet.: fluit devexo pondere cervix, bent under the load, V.—Fig., inclined, prone: aetas a laboribus ad otium.