deklibe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• klibe, klebe — clipping

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

Related terms

• deklinasyon

See also

• rampa

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